Bhagavad Gita 4.10वीतरागभयक्रोधा मन्मया मामुपाश्रिताः।बहवो ज्ञानतपसा पूता मद्भावमागताः ॥
vīta-rāga-bhaya-krodhā man-mayā mām
upāśhritāḥ bahavo jñāna-tapasā pūtā mad-bhāvam āgatāḥ
Sanskrit recitation
Wisdom that returns in every age · 4.1–4.15 · Teaching
Translation
Freed from attachment, fear, and anger, absorbed in Me, taking refuge in Me, purified by the fire of knowledge, many have attained My Being.
Hindi translation
राग, भय और क्रोधसे सर्वथा रहित, मेरेमें ही तल्लीन, मेरे ही आश्रित तथा ज्ञानरूप तपसे पवित्र हुए बहुत-से भक्त मेरे भाव- (स्वरूप-) को प्राप्त हो चुके हैं।
Meaning
When one gets knowledge of the Self, attachment to senseobjects ceases. When he realises he is the constant, indestructible, eternal Self and that change is simply a quality of the body, then he becomes fearless. When he becomes desireless, when he is free from selfishness, when he beholds the Self only everywhere, how can anger arise in himHe who takes refuge in Brahman or the Absolute becomes firmly devoted to Him. He becomes,absorbed in Him (Brahmalina or Brahmanishtha). Jnanatapas is the fire of wisdom. Just as fire burns cotton, so also this Jnanatapas burns all the latent tendencies (Vasanas), cravings (Trishnas), mental impressions (Samskaras), sins and all actions, and purifies the aspirants. (Cf.II.56IV.19to37).
After Swami Sivananda
Wisdom that returns in every age· 4.1–4.15→
Teachers usually read this idea across several verses together, one shared reflection covers the whole unit.
- 4.1The Blessed Lord said, "I taught this imperishable Yoga to Vivasvan; he then told it to…
- 4.2This, handed down in regular succession by the royal sages, was known. This Yoga, however,…
- 4.3That same ancient yoga has been today taught to you by me, for you are my devotee and my…
- 4.4Arjuna said, "Later was Thy birth, and prior to it was the birth of Vivasvan (the Sun);…
- 4.5The Blessed Lord said, "Many births of Mine have passed, as well as of thine, O Arjuna; I…
- 4.6Though I am unborn and of imperishable nature, and though I am the Lord of all beings,…
- 4.7Whenever there is a decline of righteousness and an increase of unrighteousness, O Arjuna,…
- 4.8For the protection of the good, for the destruction of the wicked, and for the…
- 4.9He who thus knows, in their true light, My divine birth and actions, having abandoned the…
4.10Freed from attachment, fear, and anger, absorbed in Me, taking refuge in Me, purified by…
- 4.11In whatever way men approach Me, even so do I reward them; My path do men tread in all…
- 4.12Those who long for success in action in this world sacrifice to the gods; for success is…
- 4.13The fourfold caste has been created by Me according to the differentiation of Guna and…
- 4.14Actions do not taint Me, nor do I have a desire for the fruit of actions. He who knows Me…
- 4.15Having known this, the ancient seekers of freedom also performed action; therefore, do…
Word-by-word→
- mām
- in me
- bhaya
- fear
- rāga
- attachment
- vīta
- freed from
- jñāna
- of knowledge
- tapasā
- by the fire of knowledge
- bahavaḥ
- many (persons)
- mat-mayā
- completely absorbed in me
- pūtāḥ
- purified
- krodhāḥ
- and anger
- āgatāḥ
- attained
- mat-bhāvam
- my divine love
- upāśhritāḥ
- taking refuge (of)
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