Freedom & Renunciation · 18.33
mind: Renunciation and Surrender
धृत्या यया धारयते मनःप्राणेन्द्रियक्रियाः।योगेनाव्यभिचारिण्या धृतिः सा पार्थ सात्त्विकी॥ १८.३३ ॥
dhṛityā yayā dhārayate manaḥ-prāṇendriya-kriyāḥ
yogenāvyabhichāriṇyā dhṛitiḥ sā pārtha sāttvikī
Translation
The conviction and steady concentration with which the mind, the energy, and the senses are controlled—O Arjuna!—are the result of purity.
— Shri Purohit Swami (1935), public domain
Meaning
This draft lesson introduces Bhagavad Gita 18.33 through stronger key ideas from the verse: the mind, senses, with steadfastness. In the context of Renunciation and Surrender, learners connect Sanskrit vocabulary to the verse's teaching before applying it to daily choices. Review this draft before publication.
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