Chapter 5, Verse 19
Karma Sanyasa Yoga — Sanskrit shloka, transliteration, word meanings, English translation, and commentary.
Original Sanskrit verse
Transliteration
Word meanings
iha eva—in this very life; taiḥ—by them; jitaḥ—conquer; sargaḥ—the creation; yeṣhām—whose; sāmye—in equanimity; sthitam—situated; manaḥ—mind; nirdoṣham—flawless; hi—certainly; samam—in equality; brahma—God; tasmāt—therefore; brahmaṇi—in the Absolute Truth; te—they; sthitāḥ—are seated
English translation
Even here in this world, those whose minds rest in reality overcome birth; Brahman is indeed spotless and real; therefore they are established in Brahman.
— Swami Sivananda
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Commentary
When the mind gets rooted in eanimity or evenness or eality; when it is always in a balanced state; one coners birth and death. Bondage is annihilated and freedom is attained by him. When the mind is in a perfectly balanced state he overcomes Brahman Himself; i.e.; realises Brahman. Brahman is ever pure and attributeless and so He is not affected even though He dwells in an outcaste; dog; etc. So He is spotless. He is homogeneous and one; as He dwells eally in all beings.
Commentary by Swami Sivananda
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