Bhagavad Gita · Chapter 5 · Karma Sannyasa Yoga
Bhagavad Gita 5.19 इहैव तैर्जितः सर्गो येषां साम्ये स्थितं मनः
श्लोक 5.19
इहैव तैर्जितः सर्गो येषां साम्ये स्थितं मनः ।
निर्दोषं हि समं ब्रह्म तस्माद् ब्रह्मणि ते स्थिताः ॥
ihaiva tairjitaḥ sargo yeṣāṃ sāmye sthitaṃ manaḥ |
nirdoṣaṃ hi samaṃ brahma tasmād brahmaṇi te sthitāḥ ||
हिन्दी अर्थ
जिनका मन समभाव में स्थित है, उन्होंने इसी जीवन में संसार को जीत लिया है। ब्रह्म दोषरहित और सबमें समान है, इसलिए वे ब्रह्म में ही स्थित हैं।
Meaning in English
Even here in this life, the cycle of birth is conquered by those whose minds rest in equality. Brahman is flawless and the same in all; therefore they are established in Brahman.
Bhagavad Gita 5.19 — word by word
| Word | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| इह एव | iha eva | here itself |
| तैः | taiḥ | by them |
| जितः | jitaḥ | is conquered |
| सर्गः | sargaḥ | creation, the round of birth |
| येषाम् | yeṣām | whose |
| साम्ये | sāmye | in equality |
| स्थितम् | sthitam | is established |
| मनः | manaḥ | mind |
| निर्दोषम् | nirdoṣam | flawless |
| हि | hi | for |
| समम् | samam | equal, the same |
| ब्रह्म | brahma | Brahman |
| तस्मात् | tasmāt | therefore |
| ब्रह्मणि | brahmaṇi | in Brahman |
| ते स्थिताः | te sthitāḥ | they are established |
Explanation
Those whose minds are established in equality have conquered the round of birth even here, in this life. Brahman is flawless and the same in all; therefore they are established in Brahman. Equal vision is itself a sign of liberation.
This follows the equal vision of 5.18. Shankara reads it as liberation while living, jīvan-mukti: the mind that sees sameness everywhere already rests in Brahman, which is untouched by the faults of the bodies it dwells in. Ramanuja reads Brahman here as the pure self, equal in all beings because the self's nature is the same in every body. The phrase even here is important; the Gita does not postpone freedom to an afterlife.
भावार्थ
जिनका मन समभाव में स्थित है, उन्होंने इसी जीवन में संसार को जीत लिया है; क्योंकि ब्रह्म निर्दोष और सम है, इसलिए वे ब्रह्म में ही स्थित हैं। समदृष्टि ही जीवन्मुक्ति का लक्षण है।
Living it today
Each time you treat people evenly regardless of status or usefulness to you, you taste a little of the freedom this verse describes.
Frequently asked questions
What is the meaning of Bhagavad Gita 5.19?
Those whose minds are established in equality have conquered the round of birth even here, in this life. Brahman is flawless and the same in all; therefore they are established in Brahman. Equal vision is itself a sign of liberation.
Who speaks Bhagavad Gita 5.19?
Sri Krishna speaks this verse, in Chapter 5 (Karma Sannyasa Yoga) of the Bhagavad Gita.
How can I apply Bhagavad Gita 5.19 in daily life?
Each time you treat people evenly regardless of status or usefulness to you, you taste a little of the freedom this verse describes.
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