Geetanjali

Bhagavad Geeta 5.3

Sanskrit

ज्ञेयः स नित्यसंन्यासी यो न द्वेष्टि न काङ्क्षति। निर्द्वन्द्वो हि महाबाहो सुखं बन्धात्प्रमुच्यते।।5.3।।

jñeyaḥ sa nitya-sannyāsī yo na dveṣhṭi na kāṅkṣhati nirdvandvo hi mahā-bāho sukhaṁ bandhāt pramuchyate

Meaning

True leadership means acting decisively without emotional attachment to outcomes. Release craving for success and fear of failure to lead with clarity.

Translation

He who neither hates nor craves should be known as a man of constant renunciation.

Related Topics

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