Gita/Chapter 5/Verse 17
The Yoga of Renunciation · 5.17

Those whose intellect has firm faith in God: Renunciation and Freedom

तद्बुद्धयस्तदात्मानस्तन्निष्ठास्तत्परायणाः। गच्छन्त्यपुनरावृत्तिं ज्ञाननिर्धूतकल्मषाः॥ ५.१७ ॥
tad-buddhayas tad-ātmānas tan-niṣhṭhās tat-parāyaṇāḥ gachchhantyapunar-āvṛittiṁ jñāna-nirdhūta-kalmaṣhāḥ
Translation

Meditating on the divine, having faith in the divine, concentrating on the divine, and losing themselves in the divine, their sins dissolve in wisdom, and they go from whence there is no return.

Shri Purohit Swami (1935), public domain

Meaning

This draft lesson introduces Bhagavad Gita 5.17 through stronger key ideas from the verse: those whose intellect has firm faith in god, those who strive after god as the supreme goal and refuge, by knowledge. In the context of Renunciation and Freedom, learners connect Sanskrit vocabulary to the verse's teaching before applying it to daily choices. Review this draft before publication.

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