Verse 5.17
Speaker: Krishna
Sanskrit
तद्बुद्धयस्तदात्मानस्तन्निष्ठास्तत्परायणाः। गच्छन्त्यपुनरावृत्तिं ज्ञाननिर्धूतकल्मषाः।।
Transliteration (IAST)
tad-buddhayas tad-ātmānas tan-niṣṭhās tat-parāyaṇāḥ। gacchanty apunar-āvṛttiṁ jñāna-nirdhūta-kalmaṣāḥ।।
Word-by-Word Meanings
तद्बुद्धयः-those whose intellect is fixed on That
तदात्मानः-those whose self is That
तन्निष्ठाः-established in That
तत्परायणाः-devoted to That
अपुनरावृत्तिम्-non-return (liberation)
कल्मषाः-impurities
Translation
Those whose intellect is absorbed in That, whose self is That, who are established in That, who have That as their supreme goal - they go to the state of no return, their impurities washed away by knowledge.
Commentary
This verse describes complete absorption in Brahman through four progressive stages: intellectual understanding, self-identification, firm establishment, and total devotion. Such complete immersion in the Supreme, combined with the purifying power of knowledge, leads to final liberation with no return to saṁsāra.
Themes
jnanamokshaatman