Yathora

The Gita · Chapter 5

Bhagavad Gita 5.25

लभन्ते ब्रह्मनिर्वाणमृषयः क्षीणकल्मषाः। छिन्नद्वैधा यतात्मानः सर्वभूतहिते रताः॥

labhante brahma-nirvāṇam ṛiṣhayaḥ kṣhīṇa-kalmaṣhāḥ chhinna-dvaidhā yatātmānaḥ sarva-bhūta-hite ratāḥ

Translation

Rishis, their sins destroyed, their duality removed, their selves controlled, intent upon the welfare of all beings, obtain the Peace of the Eternal.

What it means

Seers with stains destroyed, doubts cut, selves controlled, devoted to the welfare of all beings, attain the peace of the Eternal. Liberation is not private: its mark is universal goodwill. The free person is good for everyone.

Try this today

Note the last qualifier: inner perfection and universal welfare arrive together - peace is not private property.

Something to reflect on

Is my peace good for the people around me, or only private property?

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Translation by Annie Besant (1905, public domain). The meanings are original to Yathora, drawn from Shankara’s commentary.