The Yoga of Renunciation · 5.3
Practising renunciation: Renunciation and Freedom
ज्ञेयः स नित्यसंन्यासी यो न द्वेष्टि न काङ्क्षति।
निर्द्वन्द्वो हि महाबाहो सुखं बन्धात्प्रमुच्यते॥ ५.३ ॥
jñeyaḥ sa nitya-sannyāsī yo na dveṣhṭi na kāṅkṣhati
nirdvandvo hi mahā-bāho sukhaṁ bandhāt pramuchyate
Translation
He is a true ascetic who never desires nor dislikes, who is unaffected by the opposites and is easily freed from bondage.
— Shri Purohit Swami (1935), public domain
Meaning
This draft lesson introduces Bhagavad Gita 5.3 through stronger key ideas from the verse: practising renunciation, desire, should be considered. 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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