The Yoga of Renunciation · 5.26
Those self-realized persons who have subdued their mind: Renunciation and Fr
कामक्रोधवियुक्तानां यतीनां यतचेतसाम्।
अभितो ब्रह्मनिर्वाणं वर्तते विदितात्मनाम्॥ ५.२६ ॥
kāma-krodha-viyuktānāṁ yatīnāṁ yata-chetasām
abhito brahma-nirvāṇaṁ vartate viditātmanām
Translation
Saints who know themselves, who control their minds, and feel neither desire nor anger, find eternal bliss everywhere.
— Shri Purohit Swami (1935), public domain
Meaning
This draft lesson introduces Bhagavad Gita 5.26 through stronger key ideas from the verse: those self-realized persons who have subdued their mind, those who are self-realized, desires. 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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