Bhagavad Gita Chapter 5 Verse 17 (5.17)

tadbuddhayastadātmānastanniṣhṭhāstatparāyaṇāḥ gachchhantyapunarāvṛittiṁ jñānanirdhūtakalmaṣhāḥ

Word-by-word guide:

Line 1:

त-उधय (tat-buddhayah) — त-उधय(whose intellect is fixed on That)
त-अमन (tat-atmanah) — आत्मा(whose self is absorbed in That)
त-इथ (tat-nishthah) — त-इथ(established in That)
त-परयन (tat-parayanah) — त-परयन(devoted to That as the highest goal)

Line 2:

ज्ञन-इउत-कमश (jnana-nirdhuta-kalmashah) — ज्ञान(impurities washed away by knowledge)
अउन-अइइ (apunar-avrittim) — अउन-अइइ(they go to the state of no return)
गच्छन्ति (gacchanti) — जाते हैं(they go to the state of no return)

English: Meditating on the Divine, having faith in the Divine, concentrating on the Divine and losing themselves in the Divine, their wrongdoings dissolved in wisdom, they go from where there is no return.

Note:

Complete absorption in the Divine through intellect, faith, and devotion leads to the purification of all past impressions. Such individuals achieve liberation (Moksha) and do not return to the cycle of birth and death, remaining established in supreme consciousness.

Learnings from Shloka 17:

Total Alignment:: Align your thoughts, intellect, and faith toward the highest spiritual reality to achieve true mental integration.
Eradicate Negativity:: Let the wisdom of the Self dissolve all negative habits, doubts, and past mental impressions.

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