Chapter 15, Verse 5 (Bhagavad Gita 15.5)
Chapter 15: Puruṣhottam Yog – The Yoga of the Supreme Divine Personality
Sanskrit Shloka
निर्मानमोहा जितसङ्गदोषा अध्यात्मनित्या विनिवृत्तकामाः।द्वन्द्वैर्विमुक्ताः सुखदुःखसंज्ञै र्गच्छन्त्यमूढाः पदमव्ययं तत्
Transliteration
nirmāna-mohā jita-saṅga-doṣhā adhyātma-nityā vinivṛitta-kāmāḥ dvandvair vimuktāḥ sukha-duḥkha-sanjñair gachchhanty amūḍhāḥ padam avyayaṁ tat
Word Meanings
niḥ—free from; māna—vanity; mohāḥ—delusion; jita—having overcome; saṅga—attachment; doṣhāḥ—evils; adhyātma-nityāḥ—dwelling constantly in the self and God; vinivṛitta—freed from; kāmāḥ—desire to enjoy senses; dvandvaiḥ—from the dualities; vimuktāḥ—liberated; sukha-duḥkha—pleasure and pain; saṁjñaiḥ—known as; gachchhanti—attain; amūḍhāḥ—unbewildered; padam—abode; avyayam—eternal; tat—that
Translation
Those who are free from pride and delusion, who have conquered the evil of attachment, who dwell constantly in the Self, whose desires have completely ceased, and who are liberated from the dualities known as pleasure and pain—such undeluded souls attain My eternal abode.
Meaning & Commentary
In this profound verse, Bhagwan Shri Krishna reveals the specific internal state required to reach His eternal, transcendental realm. He teaches that the journey to liberation begins with the purification of the heart, where pride and false identification with the material world are surrendered. By anchoring the consciousness in the Self, the seeker transcends the fluctuating waves of dualities like pleasure and pain that typically bind the soul to samsara. Shri Krishna emphasizes that only when all material desires are pacified can one perceive the Truth and achieve the final goal of existence. This path serves as a direct invitation from the Supreme Lord for every soul to awaken from the slumber of ignorance and return to their original, divine state.