Gita Verse 18.53

Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 18, Verse 53

Sanskrit Verse

अहङ्कारं बलं दर्पं कामं क्रोधं परिग्रहम्।विमुच्य निर्ममः शान्तो ब्रह्मभूयाय कल्पते।।18.53।।

Transliteration

ahankāraṁ balaṁ darpaṁ kāmaṁ krodhaṁ parigraham

vimuchya nirmamaḥ śhānto brahma-bhūyāya kalpate

Word meanings

ahankāram—egotism; balam—violence; darpam—arrogance; kāmam—desire; krodham—anger; parigraham—selfishness; vimuchya—being freed from; nirmamaḥ—without possessiveness of property; śhāntaḥ—peaceful; brahma-bhūyāya—union with Brahman; kalpate—is fit

Swami Sivananda's translation

Having abandoned egoism, strength, arrogance, desire, anger, and covetousness, and being free from the notion of ‘mine’ and peaceful, he is fit for becoming Brahman.

Chapter link: Gita Chapter 18