Chapter 18 · Moksha Sannyasa Yoga - The Yoga of Liberation through RenunciationKrishna
Verse 54
श्रीमद्भगवद्गीता अध्याय 18, श्लोक 54
Sanskrit Shloka (श्लोक)
ब्रह्मभूतः प्रसन्नात्मा न शोचति न काङ्क्षति।
समः सर्वेषु भूतेषु मद्भक्तिं लभते पराम्॥
Transliteration
Brahma-bhutah prasanna-atma na shochati na kankshati
Samah sarveshu bhuteshu mad-bhaktim labhate param
Word-by-Word Meaning (अन्वय)
ब्रह्मभूतःBrahma-bhutahone with Brahman
प्रसन्नात्माprasanna-atmaof joyful self
न शोचतिna shochatidoes not grieve
न काङ्क्षतिna kankshatidoes not desire
समःsamahequal
सर्वेषु भूतेषुsarveshu bhuteshutoward all beings
मद्भक्तिम्mad-bhaktimsupreme devotion to Me
लभतेlabhateattains
पराम्paramsupreme
Hindi Translation (हिन्दी अर्थ)
ब्रह्मभूत (ब्रह्म-स्वरूप) हुआ, प्रसन्न आत्मा वाला, न शोक करता है, न कामना — सब भूतों में समदर्शी होकर वह मेरी परा भक्ति को प्राप्त होता है।
English Translation
Becoming one with Brahman, with a joyful self, one neither grieves nor desires. Equal toward all beings, such a person attains supreme devotion to Me.
Commentary (टीका)
This pivotal verse bridges Jnana Yoga and Bhakti Yoga. Brahman-realization leads not to dry intellectualism but to supreme devotion. The liberated person, free from grief and desire, sees all beings with equal vision. This unity of knowledge and devotion represents the Gita's highest synthesis.