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इहैव तैर्जितः सर्गो येषां साम्ये स्थितं मनः। निर्दोषं हि समं ब्रह्म तस्माद्ब्रह्मणि ते स्थिताः।।5.19।।
ihaiva tair jitaḥ sargo yeṣhāṁ sāmye sthitaṁ manaḥ nirdoṣhaṁ hi samaṁ brahma tasmād brahmaṇi te sthitāḥ
Even in this world, those whose minds remain always balanced, fixed on the Supreme, conquer their earthly life; for the Supreme has neither blemish nor bias.
English rendering by Shri Purohit Swami. Each source voice remains named.
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| Sanskrit form | Meaning here |
|---|---|
| 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 |
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.
Attributed explanatory witness: Swami Sivananda. Chapter lens: Compare renunciation of work with renunciation of attachment and examine the chapter’s account of inner freedom.
Three named reading witnesses
Śaṅkara edition witness
Swami GambiranandaHere itself is mirth attained by those whose minds are established in sameness. Since Brahman is the same in all and free from defects, they are established in Brahman.
Rāmānuja edition witness
Swami AdidevanandaHere itself, those whose minds rest in equanimity overcome samsara. For the Brahman (individual self), when uncontaminated by Prakriti, is the same everywhere; therefore, they abide in Brahman.
Sivananda commentary witness
Swami SivanandaWhen 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.
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Even in this world, those whose minds remain always balanced, fixed on the Supreme, conquer their earthly life
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for the Supreme has neither blemish nor bias
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iha eva: in this very life
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