Chapter 5

Shloka 5.19 “Those whose minds rest in equality conquer birth and death here; they dwell in Brahman, being faultless.” Key Teaching: Equality in mind conquers birth and death, aligning with Brahman. Theme: Guidance, Dharma, Karma Sannyasa Yoga. Description: Krishna teaches that those whose minds rest in equality conquer the cycle of birth and death, dwelling […]

Shloka 5.18 “The wise see the same in a learned Brahmin, a cow, an elephant, a dog, or an outcaste, with equal vision.” Key Teaching: The wise see all beings equally, regardless of status or form. Theme: Guidance, Dharma, Karma Sannyasa Yoga. Description: Krishna teaches that the wise, with equal vision, see the same divine

Shloka 5.17 “With intellect and self fixed on That, absorbed in That, established in That, they attain liberation, free from impurities.” Key Teaching: Absorption in the Supreme through knowledge leads to liberation. Theme: Guidance, Dharma, Karma Sannyasa Yoga. Description: Krishna teaches that those with intellect and self fixed on the Supreme, absorbed and established in

Shloka 5.16 “But for those whose ignorance is destroyed by self-knowledge, their knowledge, like the sun, reveals the Supreme.” Key Teaching: Self-knowledge destroys ignorance, revealing the Supreme like the sun. Theme: Guidance, Dharma, Karma Sannyasa Yoga. Description: Krishna teaches that self-knowledge destroys ignorance, illuminating the Supreme like the sun for those who attain it. This

Shloka 5.15 “The Lord accepts neither the good nor evil of anyone; ignorance covers knowledge, deluding beings.” Key Teaching: Ignorance, not the Lord, deludes beings by covering knowledge. Theme: Guidance, Dharma, Karma Sannyasa Yoga. Description: Krishna teaches that the Lord does not accept anyone’s good or evil deeds, as ignorance covers knowledge, causing delusion. This

Shloka 5.14 “The Lord creates neither agency nor actions for the world, nor fruit attachment; nature acts.” Key Teaching: The Lord does not create agency or actions; nature drives them. Theme: Guidance, Dharma, Karma Sannyasa Yoga. Description: Krishna teaches that the Lord does not create agency, actions, or attachment to fruits; these arise from nature

Shloka 5.13 “Renouncing all actions mentally, the self-controlled rest in the city of nine gates, neither acting nor causing action.” Key Teaching: Mentally renouncing actions, the self-controlled rest without acting. Theme: Guidance, Dharma, Karma Sannyasa Yoga. Description: Krishna teaches that the self-controlled, mentally renouncing all actions, rest in the body (the city of nine gates),

Shloka 5.12 “The disciplined, renouncing fruits, attain peace; the undisciplined, attached to fruits, are bound by desire.” Key Teaching: Renouncing action’s fruits brings peace; attachment binds through desire. Theme: Guidance, Dharma, Karma Sannyasa Yoga. Description: Krishna teaches that the disciplined, renouncing action’s fruits, attain peace, while the undisciplined, attached to fruits, are bound by desire.

Shloka 5.11 “Yogis act with body, mind, intellect, and senses, without attachment, to purify the self.” Key Teaching: Yogis act without attachment to purify the self through all faculties. Theme: Guidance, Dharma, Karma Sannyasa Yoga. Description: Krishna explains that yogis act with body, mind, intellect, and senses, without attachment, to purify the self. This verse,

Shloka 5.10 “One who acts, offering all actions to Brahman, abandoning attachment, is untainted, like a lotus leaf in water.” Key Teaching: Offering actions to Brahman without attachment keeps one untainted. Theme: Guidance, Dharma, Karma Sannyasa Yoga. Description: Krishna teaches that one who offers all actions to Brahman, free from attachment, remains untainted, like a