Bhagavad Gita BG 5.7
Chapter 5, Verse 7 — Meaning, Translation & Explanation
योगयुक्तो विशुद्धात्मा विजितात्मा जितेन्द्रियः । सर्वभूतात्मभूतात्मा कुर्वन्नपि न लिप्यते ॥
yoga-yukto vishuddhaTma vijitaTma jitendriyah sarva-bhutATma-bhutaTma kurvann api na lipyate
Meaning
One united in yoga, with purified self, with conquered self, with senses mastered, whose self has become the Self of all beings — though acting, such a one is not tainted.
Understanding
Four marks of the karma yogi who acts without bondage: vishuddhAtma (pure self — mind purified of selfish desires), vijitAtma (conquered self — ego not running the show), jitendriyah (senses mastered), and the culminating description: sarva-bhutAtma-bhutAtma — whose Atman HAS BECOME the Atman of all beings. This is advaitic realization: seeing the same Self in all. Such a person, even while acting (kurvann api), na lipyate — is not tainted, not bound by karma.
Word by Word
| Word | IAST | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| विशुद्धात्मा | vishuddhAtma | pure-minded, purified self |
| विजितात्मा | vijitAtma | with conquered self, ego controlled |
| जितेन्द्रियः | jitendriyah | with mastered senses |
| सर्वभूतात्मभूतात्मा | sarva-bhutAtma-bhutAtma | whose self has become the Self of all beings |
| लिप्यते | lipyate | is tainted, stained, bound |
| योगयुक्तः | yoga-yuktaḥ | united in yoga / established in yoga |
| कुर्वन् | kurvan | performing / acting |
| अपि | api | even / although (even while acting) |
| न | na | not (is not tainted) |