Bhagavad Gita Chapter 5 Verse 17 (5.17)
Bhagavad Gita Chapter 5 Verse 17 (5.17)
तद्बुद्धयस्तदात्मानस्तन्निष्ठास्तत्परायणाः । गच्छन्त्यपुनरावृत्तिं ज्ञाननिर्धूतकल्मषाः | | ५-१७ | |
tadbuddhayastadātmānastanniṣhṭhāstatparāyaṇāḥ gachchhantyapunarāvṛittiṁ jñānanirdhūtakalmaṣhāḥ
Word-by-word guide:
Line 1:
- तत्
(tad)— वह(that) -
buddayjoined in tadbuddhayastadātmānastanniṣhṭhāstatparāyaṇāḥ - अस्ति
(asti)— है(is) -
adatjoined in tadbuddhayastadātmānastanniṣhṭhāstatparāyaṇāḥ - मनः
(manah)— मन(mind) - तत्
(tad)— वह(that) -
nijoined in tadbuddhayastadātmānastanniṣhṭhāstatparāyaṇāḥ - अस्ति
(asti)— है(is) -
asjoined in tadbuddhayastadātmānastanniṣhṭhāstatparāyaṇāḥ - त-परयन
(tat-parayanah)— त-परयन(devoted to That as the highest goal)
Line 2:
- गच्छन्ति
(gacchanti)— जाते हैं(they go to the state of no return) - अउन-अइइ
(apunar-avrittim)— अउन-अइइ(they go to the state of no return) - ज्ञन-इउत-कमश
(jnana-nirdhuta-kalmashah)— ज्ञान(impurities washed away by knowledge)
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.
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.
Gita/Sanskrit Language Quiz
Practice this shloka vocabularyMatch Sanskrit words from shloka 5.17 with their Hindi and English meanings.
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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.