Geetanjali

Bhagavad Geeta 2.71

Sanskrit

विहाय कामान्यः सर्वान्पुमांश्चरति निःस्पृहः। निर्ममो निरहंकारः स शांतिमधिगच्छति।।2.71।।

vihāya kāmān yaḥ sarvān pumānśh charati niḥspṛihaḥ nirmamo nirahankāraḥ sa śhāntim adhigachchhati

Meaning

Release attachment to outcomes and ego. Leaders find peace and clarity by focusing on duty itself, not personal gain or recognition.

Translation

That man attains peace who, after rejecting all desires, moves about free from hankering, without the idea of 'me' and 'mine', and devoid of pride.

Related Topics

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