Bhagavad Gita BG 7.28
Chapter 7, Verse 28 — Meaning, Translation & Explanation
येषां त्वन्तगतं पापं जनानां पुण्यकर्मणाम् । ते द्वन्द्वमोहनिर्मुक्ता भजन्ते मां दृढव्रताः ॥
yesham tv anta-gatam papam janam punya-karmanam te dvandva-moha-nirmuktA bhajante mam drdha-vratah
Meaning
But those virtuous people whose sin has come to an end — freed from the delusion of the dvandvas — they worship Me with firm vow.
Understanding
The positive contrast to v27: yesham anta-gatam papam (those whose sin has reached its end — purified, exhausted) and punya-karmanam (those of virtuous/punya actions). These are dvandva-moha-nirmukta (freed from the delusion of the pairs of opposites). And they bhajante mam drdha-vratah — worship Me with drdha-vrata (firm vow, steady resolve). The liberation from dvandva-moha is the fruit of exhausted sin and accumulated punya — and it expresses as firm, unwavering worship.
Word by Word
| Word | IAST | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| अन्तगतम् | anta-gatam | come to an end, exhausted, completed |
| पुण्यकर्मणाम् | punya-karmanam | of those of virtuous/punya actions |
| निर्मुक्ताः | nirmuktA | completely freed, fully liberated from |
| दृढव्रताः | drdha-vratah | with firm vow, with steady resolve |
| येषाम् | yeṣām | of those whose |
| तु | tu | but |
| पापम् | pāpam | sin, evil |
| जनानाम् | janānām | of people |
| पुण्य-कर्मणाम् | puṇya-karmaṇām | of those with pious deeds |
| ते | te | they |
| द्वन्द्व-मोह-निर्मुक्ताः | dvandva-moha-nirmuktāḥ | freed from the delusion of duality |
| भजन्ते | bhajante | worship, serve |
| माम् | mām | Me |
| दृढ-व्रताः | dṛḍha-vratāḥ | with firm vows, resolute |