Bhagavad Gita 15.5
निर्मानमोहा जितसङ्गदोषा अध्यात्मनित्या विनिवृत्तकामाः। द्वन्द्वैर्विमुक्ताः सुखदुःखसंज्ञैर्गच्छन्त्यमूढाः पदमव्ययं तत्॥
nirmāna-mohā jita-saṅga-doṣā adhyātma-nityā vinivṛtta-kāmāḥ | dvandvair vimuktāḥ sukha-duḥkha-saṁjñair gacchanty amūḍhāḥ padam avyayaṁ tat ||
“Free from pride and delusion, having conquered the evil of attachment, ever dwelling in the Self, with desires turned away, liberated from the dualities of pleasure and pain — the undeluded reach that imperishable abode.”- ego
- attachment
- wisdom
- freedom
What this verse is about
This verse speaks to the ego that insists on being the doer, the grip of wanting things to be a certain way, and a quieter kind of knowing.
✦ Contemplation
Freedom here isn't escape from life. It is being less hooked by each thing inside it.
✦ A small practice
When something hooks you today — a comment, a craving — pause. Ask what it is trying to take from you.
Chapter 15
The Yoga of the Supreme SelfPuruṣottama Yoga
An upside-down tree whose roots are above. The image of a life rooted in the unchanging while the branches move in the wind.
Dilemmas this verse speaks to
Questions real people carry that this verse has something to say about.
Sit with this verse a little longer.
Ask Dharma how this verse might land in your own life — and receive a calm, verse-grounded reflection.
Ask Dharma about 15.5