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Moksha Sanyasa Yoga · Liberation through Renunciation

Bhagavad Gita 18.1

Sanskrit

ॐ तत्सदिति श्रीमद्भगवद्गीतासूपनिषत्सु ब्रह्मविद्यायां योगशास्त्रे श्रीकृष्णार्जुनसंवादे श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोगो नाम सप्तदशोऽध्यायः ॥१७॥संन्यासस्य महाबाहो तत्त्वमिच्छामि वेदितुम् । त्यागस्य च हृषीकेश पृथक्केशिनिषूदन ॥18.1॥

Transliteration

oṃ tatsaditi śrīmadbhagavadgītāsūpaniṣatsu brahmavidyāyāṃ yogaśāstre śrīkṛṣṇārjunasaṃvāde śraddhātrayavibhāgayogo nāma saptadaśo'dhyāyaḥ || 17|| saṃnyāsasya mahābāho tattvamicchāmi veditum | tyāgasya ca hṛṣīkeśa pṛthakkeśiniṣūdana ‖18.1‖

Meaning

Arjuna said: I wish to know severally, O mighty-armed one, the truth of sannyasa, O Hrishikesha, and of tyaga, O slayer of Keshi.

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Theme: Liberation through Renunciation

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