Chapter 5 · Karma Sannyasa Yoga - The Yoga of Renunciation of ActionKrishna
Verse 17
श्रीमद्भगवद्गीता अध्याय 5, श्लोक 17
Sanskrit Shloka (श्लोक)
तद्बुद्धयस्तदात्मानस्तन्निष्ठास्तत्परायणाः।
गच्छन्त्यपुनरावृत्तिं ज्ञाननिर्धूतकल्मषाः॥
Transliteration
Tad-Buddhayah Tad-Atmanah Tan-Nishthah Tat-Parayanah.
Gachchhanty-Apunar-Avrittim Jnana-Nirdhuta-Kalmashah.
Word-by-Word Meaning (अन्वय)
तद्बुद्धयःtad-buddhayahwhose intellect is fixed on That
तदात्मानःtad-atmanahwhose self is identified with That
तन्निष्ठाःtan-nishthahestablished in That
तत्परायणाःtat-parayanahwith That as supreme goal
गच्छन्तिgachchhantigo/reach
अपुनरावृत्तिम्apunar-avrittimnon-return (final liberation)
ज्ञाननिर्धूतकल्मषाःjnana-nirdhuta-kalmashahwhose impurities are washed away by knowledge
Hindi Translation (हिन्दी अर्थ)
जिनकी बुद्धि उसमें (ब्रह्म में) स्थित है, जिनका आत्मा उसमें तल्लीन है, जो उसमें निष्ठावान हैं, जिनका परम आश्रय वही है — वे ज्ञान द्वारा पापों को धोकर पुनः लौटकर न आने वाली गति (मोक्ष) को प्राप्त होते हैं।
English Translation
Those whose intellect is fixed on That, whose self is absorbed in That, who are established in That, and whose supreme goal is That — they go to the state of no return (liberation), their impurities washed away by knowledge.
Commentary (टीका)
This verse describes total absorption in the Supreme — through intellect, identity, devotion, and ultimate refuge. When every aspect of one's being is oriented toward Brahman, and knowledge has purified all sins, one attains final liberation (apunar-avritti) from which there is no return to the cycle of birth and death. The fourfold repetition of 'tat' (That) emphasizes complete dedication.