Bhagavad Gita BG 15.5
Chapter 15, Verse 5 — Meaning, Translation & Explanation
निर्मानमोहा जितसङ्गदोषा अध्यात्मनित्या विनिवृत्तकामाः । द्वन्द्वैर्विमुक्ताः सुखदुःखसंज्ञैः गच्छन्त्यमूढाः पदमव्ययं तत् ॥
nirmana-moha jita-sanga-dosha adhyatma-nitya vinivrtta-kamah dvandvair vimuktah sukha-duhkha-samjnaih gacchanty amudha padam avyayam tat
Meaning
Free from pride and delusion, with the evil of attachment conquered, ever dwelling in the Self, desires quenched, freed from the dualities known as pleasure and pain — the undeluded go to that imperishable place.
Understanding
The qualifications for reaching the supreme abode are given through a sequence of compound adjectives: (1) nirmana-moha (free from pride/honor-seeking and delusion — the ego-claims are released); (2) jita-sanga-dosha (having conquered the fault of attachment — asanga accomplished); (3) adhyatma-nitya (ever dwelling in the Self — constant inner orientation to the Atman); (4) vinivrtta-kamah (desires completely turned back/quenched — not suppressed but fulfilled through the Self); (5) dvandvair vimuktah sukha-duhkha-samjnaih (freed from the dualities named pleasure and pain). Such amudha (undeluded ones) gacchanti (go) to tat avyayam padam (that imperishable place). This verse is the qualifications list for entry into the supreme abode — it maps directly onto the entire Gita's sadhana.
Word by Word
| Word | IAST | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| निर्मानमोहाः | nirmana-moha | free from pride (mana) and delusion (moha) |
| जितसङ्गदोषाः | jita-sanga-dosha | having conquered the fault/evil of attachment |
| अध्यात्मनित्याः | adhyatma-nitya | ever-constant in the Self, permanently oriented to the Atman |
| विनिवृत्तकामाः | vinivrtta-kamah | desires completely turned back, quenched |
| अमूढाः | amudha | the undeluded, the non-confused ones |
| निर्मान-मोह | nirmāna-moha | free from false prestige and delusion |
| जित-सङ्ग-दोषाः | jita-saṅga-doṣāḥ | having conquered the fault of association |
| अध्यात्म-नित्याः | adhyātma-nityāḥ | always in spiritual knowledge |
| विनिवृत्त-कामाः | vinivṛtta-kāmāḥ | freed from desire |
| द्वन्द्वैः | dvandvaiḥ | from the dualities |
| विमुक्ताः | vimuktāḥ | liberated |
| सुख-दुःख-संज्ञैः | sukha-duḥkha-saṃjñaiḥ | known as pleasure and pain |
| गच्छन्ति | gacchanti | they go, they attain |
| अमूढाः | amūḍhāḥ | undeluded |
| पदम् | padam | the abode, the place |
| अव्ययम् | avyayam | imperishable |
| तत् | tat | that |
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