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Chapter 18

Chapter 18 · Verse 62

Moksha Sannyasa Yoga

मोक्षसंन्यासयोग

तमेव शरणं गच्छ सर्वभावेन भारत | तत्प्रसादात्परां शान्तिं स्थानं प्राप्स्यसि शाश्वतम् ||१८-६२||

tameva śaraṇaṃ gaccha sarvabhāvena bhārata . tatprasādātparāṃ śāntiṃ sthānaṃ prāpsyasi śāśvatam ||18-62||

In plain words

Do total and perfect surrender to the Lord. Do not keep any secret desires for silent gratification. Desire and egoism are the two chief obstacles that stand in the way of selfsurrender.

Translation

18.62 Seek refuge in Him alone, O Arjuna, with the whole of your being. By His grace, you shall find supreme peace and eternal abode.

Meaning

Do total and perfect surrender to the Lord. Do not keep any secret desires for silent gratification. Desire and egoism are the two chief obstacles that stand in the way of selfsurrender. Kill them ruthlessly. Run to the Lord for shelter with all thy being for freeing thyself from the troubles afflictions and sorrows of Samsara. Take the Lord as the sole refuge. Then by His grace thou shalt obtain supreme peace and attain to the supreme eternal Abode.

Word by word

तम् to Him एव even शरणम् गच्छ take refuge सर्वभावेन with all thy being भारत O Bharata तत्प्रसादात् by His grace पराम् supreme शान्तिम् peace स्थानम् the abode प्राप्स्यसि (thou) shalt obtain शाश्वतम् eternal.

Themes surrender