Geetanjali

Bhagavad Geeta 18.49

Sanskrit

असक्तबुद्धिः सर्वत्र जितात्मा विगतस्पृहः।नैष्कर्म्यसिद्धिं परमां संन्यासेनाधिगच्छति।।18.49।।

asakta-buddhiḥ sarvatra jitātmā vigata-spṛihaḥ naiṣhkarmya-siddhiṁ paramāṁ sannyāsenādhigachchhati

Meaning

Master your mind and emotions, detach from outcomes, and focus on your responsibilities—this brings true excellence and inner peace.

Translation

He whose intellect remains unattached to everything, who has conquered his internal organs and is desireless, attains through monasticism the supreme perfection consisting of the state of one free from duties.

Related Topics

This verse relates to the following principles from the Bhagavad Geeta: