Chapter 5 — Karma Sanyasa Yoga

Verse 25
🕉 Original Sanskrit Shloka

labhante brahmanirvāņam-rṣayaḥ kṣīņakalmaşāḥ

chinnadvaidhā yatātmānaḥ sarvabhūtahite ratāḥ

🕉 English Translation

Nashta ho gaye hain sabhi jinke paap,

Mann vash mein hai hua sanshayo ka naash.

Lagata rehta hain sabke hit mein jo,

Pataa wahi Brahmn nirvana ko.

📜 Translation English

The one whose all sins have been annihilated, whose all doubts have been resolved by knowledge, who are occupied in doing good to all creatures, whose conquered mind is with certainty established in the Supreme, those Brahmn knowers attain peaceful Brahmn.

💬 Commentary English

The very nature of the embodied soul is Brahmn. The embodied being and Brahmn are no way different from each other. In the absence of Brahmn the embodied being has no existence. If one delves a bit more-'jeevo brahmaiv naparah' the embodied being is of the nature of Brahmn. The one who knows this fact, truth and secret is a sage. The ignorant who does not understand so, considers the world as the goal and establishes relation with it only, dwells and lives in to it, due to which the mind does not remain under control, the relationship with unreal keeps on increasing sins; life is spent in dilemma. Selfishness does allow one to understand the essence and importance of life.

In the first place reflect on the goal of life. The goal can never be the world; worldly sensual objects from any viewpoint. The destination is the Supreme. The mind dwells in the divine; further more, this state will come to be experienced naturally.

There is no other means for controlling the mind. The mind which is involved in the world will remain fickle, unstable and covered by the veil of propensities. The behaviour under the subjugation of propensities will increase the dirt of impurities and agitation. It will remain confused between real-unreal and righteous-unrighteous. Therefore, O seeker! Immediately and without delay fix your vision on the goal! Become a man of firm resolve. Let the senses keep on performing their functions. But concentrate on your inner state! In the inner state there should be just divine emotions, abidance in the Self! Rise above the limitation of attachment to the body. Come into the vastness of Brahmic consciousness. Then one will not have to think about the welfare of anybody, will engage in doing good, the feeling of welfare of all, will come naturally.

Paropkaar vachan mann kayaa, Sant sahej swabhav khagraya-(manas)-by doing good throug speech, mind and body, the nature of the saint will become that of a divine being.

'Sarvabhuta hiteratah'-this feeling will not be there that I will do good to others and am doing good to others; I am not doing it, but it is happening on its own. Why? how? Because the state will become like this;

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