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Verse 5.25
Inward Joy, Restraint of Desires, and Welfare of All Beings
श्रीभगवानुवाच (The Supreme Lord said)

Bhagavad Gita · Verse 5.25

Chapter 5: Karma Sannyasa Yoga (कर्मसंन्यासयोगः)

श्रीभगवानुवाच

(The Supreme Lord said)

लभन्ते ब्रह्मनिर्वाणमृषयः क्षीणकल्मषाः । छिन्नद्वैधा यतात्मानः सर्वभूतहिते रताः ॥२५॥

labhante brahmanirvāṇamṛṣayaḥ kṣīṇakalmaṣāḥ | chinnadvaidhā yatātmānaḥ sarvabhūtahite ratāḥ ||25||

Complete Shloka Translation

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Sages whose impurities are exhausted, whose doubts are cut, who are self-controlled and devoted to the welfare of all beings attain liberation in Brahman.

Narrative Context: Krishna joins liberation with the welfare of all beings.

Word-by-Word Translation (Padartha / Anvaya)

9 words
छिन्नद्वैधाःchinnadvaidhāḥ

those whose doubts are cut

सर्वभूतहितेsarvabhūtahite

in the welfare of all beings

लभन्तेlabhante

[term] in context of Sages whose impurities are exh...

ब्रह्मनिर्वाणमृषयःbrahmanirvāṇamṛṣayaḥ

[term] in context of Sages whose impurities are exh...

क्षीणकल्मषाःkṣīṇakalmaṣāḥ

[term] in context of Sages whose impurities are exh...

छिन्नद्वैधाchinnadvaidhā

[term] in context of Sages whose impurities are exh...

यतात्मानःyatātmānaḥ

[term] in context of Sages whose impurities are exh...

रताःratāḥ

[term] in context of Sages whose impurities are exh...

२५ratāḥ

[term] in context of Sages whose impurities are exh...

Detailed Commentary & Meaningful Thoughts

Liberation is described together with clarity, restraint, and active concern for others. Inward realization does not remove the place of shared welfare in this teaching.

Philosophical Reflection & Self-Inquiry

"Concern for all beings belongs alongside inner discipline."

Inquiry Question to Ponder:

How can your inner practice express care for another being?

Modern Life Implementation (Practical Real-Life Application)

Apply this verse to master calm detachment in daily work: act with full excellence and sincerity, but like water sliding off a lotus leaf, let neither praise nor blame stain your inner composure.

Concepts:
Wellbeing
Restraint
Clarity