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Krishna

18.53 अहङ्कारं बलं दर्पं कामं क्रोधं परिग्रहम्।विमुच्य निर्ममः शान्तो ब्रह्मभूयाय कल्पते

ahaṅkāraṃ balaṃ darpaṃ kāmaṃ krodhaṃ parigraham | vimucya nirmamaḥ śānto brahmabhūyāya kalpate

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ahankāram—egotism;balam—violence;darpam—arrogance;kāmam—desire;krodham—anger;parigraham—selfishness;vimuchya—being freed from;nirmamaḥ—without possessiveness of property;śhāntaḥ—peaceful;brahma-bhūyāya—union with Brahman;kalpate—is fit

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My Personal Gita

Dr. S. Sankaranarayan

Relinquishing egotism, violence, pride, desire, wrath, and the sense of possession - he, the unselfish and calm one, is capable of becoming the Brahman.

Shri Purohit Swami

Having abandoned selfishness, power, arrogance, anger and desire, possessing nothing of his own and having attained peace, he is fit to join the Eternal Spirit.

Swami Adidevananda

Forsaking egoism, power, pride, desire, wrath and possession, with no feeling of 'mine' and tranquil - he becomes worthy for the state of brahman.

Swami Gambirananda

(That person,) having discarded egotism, force, pride, desire, anger and superfluous possessions, free from the idea of possession, and serene, is fit for becoming Brahman.

Swami Sivananda

Having abandoned egoism, strength, arrogance, anger, desire, and covetousness, free from the notion of “mine” and peaceful,–he is fit for becoming Brahman.

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18.55 भक्त्या मामभिजानाति यावान्यश्चास्मि तत्त्वतः।ततो मां तत्त्वतो ज्ञात्वा विशते तदनन्तरम्

bhaktyā māmabhijānāti yāvānyaścāsmi tattvataḥ | tato māṃ tattvato jñātvā viśate tadanantaram

Word meanings

bhaktyā—by loving devotion;mām—me;abhijānāti—one comes to know;yāvān—as much as;yaḥ cha asmi—as I am;tattvataḥ—in truth;tataḥ—then;mām—me;tattvataḥ—in truth;jñātvā—having known;viśhate—enters;tat-anantaram—thereafter

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My Personal Gita

Dr. S. Sankaranarayan

Through devotion he comes to know of Me: Who I am and how, in fact, I am—having correctly known Me, he enters into Me. Then afterwards,

Shri Purohit Swami

By such devotion, he sees Me, who I am and what I am; and thus realising the Truth, he enters My Kingdom.

Swami Adidevananda

Through devotion, he comes to know Me fully - who and what I am in reality, who I am and how I am. Knowing Me thus in truth, he forthwith enters into Me.

Swami Gambirananda

Through devotion he knows Me in reality, as to what and who I am. Then, having known Me in truth, he enters (into Me) immediately after that (Knowledge).

Swami Sivananda

By devotion he knows Me in truth, what and who I am; and knowing Me in truth, he forthwith enters into the Supreme.

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18.54 ब्रह्मभूतः प्रसन्नात्मा न शोचति न काङ्क्षति।समः सर्वेषु भूतेषु मद्भक्तिं लभते पराम्

Word meanings

brahma-bhūtaḥ—one situated in Brahman;prasanna-ātmā—mentally serene;na—neither;śhochati—grieving;na—nor;kāṅkṣhati—desiring;samaḥ—equitably disposed;sarveṣhu—toward all;bhūteṣhu—living beings;mat-bhaktim—devotion to me;labhate—attains;parām—supreme

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My Personal Gita

Dr. S. Sankaranarayan

Having become the Brahman, the serene-minded one neither grieves nor rejoices; remaining equal to all beings, he gains the highest devotion to Me.

Shri Purohit Swami

And when he becomes one with the Eternal, and his soul knows the bliss that belongs to the Self, he feels no desire and no regret, he regards all beings equally and enjoys the blessing of supreme devotion to Me.

Swami Adidevananda

Having realised the state of Brahman, tranquil, he neither grieves nor craves. Regarding all beings alike, he attains supreme devotion to Me.

Swami Gambirananda

One who has become Brahman and has attained the blissful Self does not grieve or desire. Becoming the same towards all beings, he attains supreme devotion to Me.

Swami Sivananda

Becoming Brahman, serene in the Self, he neither grieves nor desires; the same to all beings, he attains supreme devotion unto Me.

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