Bhagavad Gita BG 18.53
Chapter 18, Verse 53 — Meaning, Translation & Explanation
अहङ्कारं बलं दर्पं कामं क्रोधं परिग्रहम् । विमुच्य निर्ममः शान्तो ब्रह्मभूयाय कल्पते ॥
ahankAram balam darpam kAmam krodhAm parigraham vimucya nirmmamah shAnto brahma-bhuyAya kalpate
Meaning
Releasing ego, force, arrogance, desire, anger, and possessiveness — free from 'mine,' peaceful — one becomes fit to attain Brahman.
Understanding
The completion of the inner preparation: vimucya (having released) ahankAra (ego, the I-sense), bala (force/assertion), darpa (arrogance), kAma (desire), krodha (anger), parigraha (possessiveness/accumulation). Nirmmamah (free from 'mine' — without the sense of 'my' possessions, 'my' people, 'my' status). Shanto (peaceful). Brahma-bhuyaya kalpate (becomes fit/capable of Brahman-attainment). The six to release + two positive qualities (nirmama + shanta) describe the state of readiness for Brahman. This is the culmination of the inner purification sequence begun at v51.
Word by Word
| Word | IAST | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| अहङ्कारम् | ahankAram | ego, the I-sense, the I-maker |
| परिग्रहम् | parigraham | possessiveness, accumulation, clinging to possessions |
| विमुच्य | vimucya | having released, having given up |
| निर्ममः | nirmmamah | free from 'mine,' without possessiveness |
| कल्पते | kalpate | becomes fit for, is capable of, is ready for |
| अहंकारम् | ahaṅkāram | pride, false ego |
| बलम् | balam | strength |
| दर्पम् | darpam | arrogance |
| कामम् | kāmam | lust, desire |
| क्रोधम् | krodham | anger |
| निर्ममः | nirmamaḥ | without possessiveness |
| शान्तः | śāntaḥ | peaceful |
| ब्रह्म-भूयाय | brahma-bhūyāya | to becoming Brahman |