Bhagavad Gita Chapter 4 Verse 10 (4.10)
Bhagavad Gita Chapter 4 Verse 10 (4.10)
वीतरागभयक्रोधा मन्मया मामुपाश्रिताः । बहवो ज्ञानतपसा पूता मद्भावमागताः | | ४-१० | |
vītarāgabhayakrodhā manmayā māmupāśhritāḥ bahavo jñānatapasā pūtā madbhāvamāgatāḥ
Word-by-word guide:
Line 1:
- इत-रग-भय-ओध
(vita-raga-bhaya-krodhah)— भय(free from attachment, fear, and anger) - म-मय
(man-mayah)— म-मय(absorbed in Me) - माम्
(mam)— मुझे(taking refuge in Me) - उपाश्रिताः
(upashritah)— आश्रित(taking refuge in Me)
Line 2:
- बहवः
(bahavah)— बहुत से(many) - ज्ञन-तपस
(jnana-tapasa)— ज्ञान(purified by the austerity of knowledge) - उत
(putah)— ज्ञान(purified by the austerity of knowledge) - मद्भावम्
(mad-bhavam)— मेरे स्वरूप को(reached My state) - आगताः
(agatah)— प्राप्त हुए(reached My state)
English: Many have merged their existences in Mine, being freed from want, fear and anger, filled always with Me and purified by the illuminating flame of self-abnegation.
Learnings from Shloka 10:
- Knowing Krishna's divine birth is not only history:: Krishna says that understanding the truth of His birth and work leads a person beyond repeated birth.
- Moksha begins with right understanding:: The point is not just to hear that God appears, but to understand why and how divine action is different from ordinary action.
- Many have already walked this path:: Krishna reminds Arjuna that people before him became free through devotion, discipline, and knowledge.
- Freedom requires inner purification:: Want, fear, and anger keep the mind restless. Knowledge and devotion burn these impurities away.
Gita/Sanskrit Language Quiz
Practice this shloka vocabularyMatch Sanskrit words from shloka 4.10 with their Hindi and English meanings.
Practice vocabulary
Krishna describes people who become free from attachment, fear, and anger by taking refuge in him and being purified by wisdom. Their inner life becomes centered on the divine.
The verse shows that liberation is not only a future event. As attachment, fear, and anger weaken, a person already begins to live with greater freedom.