Bhagavad Gita · Chapter 5 · Karma Sannyasa Yoga
Bhagavad Gita 5.13 सर्वकर्माणि मनसा संन्यस्यास्ते सुखं वशी
श्लोक 5.13
सर्वकर्माणि मनसा संन्यस्यास्ते सुखं वशी ।
नवद्वारे पुरे देही नैव कुर्वन्न कारयन् ॥
sarvakarmāṇi manasā saṃnyasyāste sukhaṃ vaśī |
navadvāre pure dehī naiva kurvanna kārayan ||
हिन्दी अर्थ
मन को वश में रखने वाला देहधारी मन से सब कर्मों का त्याग करके नौ द्वारों वाले नगर (शरीर) में सुखपूर्वक रहता है — न स्वयं कुछ करता है, न करवाता है।
Meaning in English
Mentally renouncing all actions, the self-controlled embodied soul rests happily in the city of nine gates (the body), neither acting nor causing action.
Bhagavad Gita 5.13 — word by word
| Word | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| सर्वकर्माणि | sarva-karmāṇi | all actions |
| मनसा | manasā | by the mind |
| संन्यस्य | saṃnyasya | renouncing |
| आस्ते | āste | dwells |
| सुखम् | sukham | happily |
| वशी | vaśī | self-controlled |
| नवद्वारे | nava-dvāre | of nine gates |
| पुरे | pure | in the city |
| देही | dehī | the embodied one |
| न एव कुर्वन् | na eva kurvan | neither acting |
| न कारयन् | na kārayan | nor causing action |
Explanation
Renouncing all actions by the mind, the self-controlled embodied one dwells happily in the city of nine gates, the body, neither acting nor causing anything to be done. Outer activity may continue, but inwardly there is rest. He is at ease in the body without being its anxious manager.
The nine gates are the two eyes, two ears, two nostrils, mouth and the two lower openings; the image of the body as a city goes back to the Upanishads; the Shvetashvatara speaks of the city of nine gates. Shankara reads the verse as describing the knower who sees the Self as neither doer nor instigator. Ramanuja reads it as the self recognising that action belongs to the body and its nature, not to the self in its essential form. The picture is of a resident at ease in a busy city, not the city's anxious manager.
भावार्थ
इन्द्रियों को वश में रखने वाला देहधारी मन से सब कर्मों का त्याग करके नौ द्वारों वाले शरीर रूपी नगर में सुखपूर्वक रहता है; वह न स्वयं कुछ करता है, न करवाता है।
Living it today
Even on a hectic day, find a moment to rest inwardly as the quiet resident of your body, letting activity flow without gripping it.
Frequently asked questions
What is the meaning of Bhagavad Gita 5.13?
Renouncing all actions by the mind, the self-controlled embodied one dwells happily in the city of nine gates, the body, neither acting nor causing anything to be done. Outer activity may continue, but inwardly there is rest. He is at ease in the body without being its anxious manager.
Who speaks Bhagavad Gita 5.13?
Sri Krishna speaks this verse, in Chapter 5 (Karma Sannyasa Yoga) of the Bhagavad Gita.
How can I apply Bhagavad Gita 5.13 in daily life?
Even on a hectic day, find a moment to rest inwardly as the quiet resident of your body, letting activity flow without gripping it.
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