Chapter 5, Verse 29
Karma Sanyasa Yoga — Sanskrit shloka, transliteration, word meanings, English translation, and commentary.
Original Sanskrit verse
Transliteration
Word meanings
bhoktāram—the enjoyer; yajña—sacrifices; tapasām—austerities; sarva-loka—of all worlds; mahā-īśhvaram—the Supreme Lord; su-hṛidam—the selfless Friend; sarva—of all; bhūtānām—the living beings; jñātvā—having realized; mām—me (Lord Krishna); śhāntim—peace; ṛichchhati—attains
English translation
He who knows Me as the enjoyer of sacrifices and austerities, the great Lord of all the worlds, and the friend of all beings, attains peace.
— Swami Sivananda
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Commentary
I am the Lord of all sacrifices and austerities. I am their author; goal and their God. I am the friend of all beings; the doer of good to them without expecting any return for it. I am the dispenser of the fruits of all actions and the silent witness of their minds; thoughts and actions as I dwell in their hearts. On knowing Me; they attain peace and liberation or Moksha (deliverance from the round of birth and death and all worldly miseries and sorrows). (Cf. V.15IX.24)Thus in the Upanishads of the glorious Bhagavad Gita; the science of the Eternal; the scripture of Yoga; the dialogue between Sri Krishna and Arjuna; ends the fifth discourse entitledThe Yoga of Renunciation of Action.
Commentary by Swami Sivananda
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