Bhagavad Gita BG 9.28
Chapter 9, Verse 28 — Meaning, Translation & Explanation
शुभाशुभफलैरेवं मोक्ष्यसे कर्मबन्धनैः । सन्न्यासयोगयुक्तात्मा विमुक्तो मामुपैष्यसि ॥
shubhashubha-phalair evam mokshyase karma-bandhanhaih sannyasa-yoga-yuktAtma vimukto mam upaishyasi
Meaning
Thus you shall be freed from the bonds of karma with its auspicious and inauspicious fruits. With the self united in renunciation-yoga, liberated, you shall come to Me.
Understanding
The result of the mad-arpanam practice of verse 27: shubhashubha-phalaih mokshyase karma-bandhanai — you shall be freed from karma-bonds with their auspicious AND inauspicious fruits. Both good and bad fruits (karma's two-directional bondage) are dissolved. How? Sannyasa-yoga-yuktatma (the self united in sannyasa-yoga — the yoga of renunciation). The combination: not renunciation OR yoga but sannyasa-yoga — action done as offering IS renunciation of the fruit. Result: vimukta mam upaishyasi — liberated, you come to Me.
Word by Word
| Word | IAST | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| शुभाशुभफलैः | shubhashubha-phalaih | from auspicious and inauspicious fruits (both kinds) |
| कर्मबन्धनैः | karma-bandhanhaih | from the bonds of karma |
| सन्न्यासयोगयुक्तात्मा | sannyasa-yoga-yuktAtma | with self united in renunciation-yoga |
| विमुक्तः | vimuktah | liberated, completely freed |
| शुभाशुभ-फलैः | śubhāśubha-phalaiḥ | from auspicious and inauspicious results |
| एवम् | evam | thus |
| मोक्ष्यसे | mokṣyase | you will be liberated |
| कर्म-बन्धनैः | karma-bandhanaiḥ | from the bondages of action |
| संन्यास-योग-युक्त-आत्मा | sannyāsa-yoga-yukta-ātmā | with self united in the yoga of renunciation |
| विमुक्तः | vimuktaḥ | liberated, free |
| माम् | mām | Me |
| उपैष्यसि | upaiṣyasi | you will attain |