Bhagavad Gita — BG18.42
Chapter 18: Mokṣha Sanyās Yog · Verse 42 of 78
संस्कृत श्लोक · Sanskrit Shloka
शमो दमस्तपः शौचं क्षान्तिरार्जवमेव च |
ज्ञानं विज्ञानमास्तिक्यं ब्रह्मकर्म स्वभावजम् ||१८-४२||
Transliteration
śamo damastapaḥ śaucaṃ kṣāntirārjavameva ca . jñānaṃ vijñānamāstikyaṃ brahmakarma svabhāvajam ||18-42||
हिन्दी अनुवाद · Hindi Translation
शम, दम, तप, शौच, क्षान्ति, आर्जव, ज्ञान, विज्ञान और आस्तिक्य - ये ब्राह्मण के स्वाभाविक कर्म हैं।।
English Translation
The natural duties of the Brahmanas are the control of the internal and external organs, austerity, purity, forgiveness, straightforwardness, knowledge as also wisdom [Knowledge refers to the understanding of subjects presented by the scriptures; wisdom means making them matters of one's own experience.] and faith.
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Mokṣha Sanyās Yog — Yoga through the Perfection of Renunciation and Surrender
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The eighteenth chapter of the Bhagavad Gita is Moksha Sanyas Yoga. Arjuna requests the Lord to explain the difference between the two types of renunciations - sanyaas(renunciation of actions) and tyaag(renunciation of desires). Krishna explains that a sanyaasi is one who abandons family and society …
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Bhagavad Gita BG18.42 is verse 42 of Chapter 18 — Moksha Sanyaas Yoga (Mokṣha Sanyās Yog). This chapter is called Yoga through the Perfection of Renunciation and Surrender. The English translation is: “The natural duties of the Brahmanas are the control of the internal and external organs, austerity, purity, forgiveness, straightforwardness, knowledge as also wisdom [Knowledge refers to the understanding of subjects presented by the scriptures; wisdom means making them matters of one's own experience.] and faith.”.