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BG 18.58 — 18.58 Fixing thy mind on Me, thou shalt by My grace overcome all obstacles; but if from egoism thou wilt not hear Me, thou shalt perish. | Live Gita
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मच्चित्तः सर्वदुर्गाणि मत्प्रसादात्तरिष्यसि |
अथ चेत्त्वमहंकारान्न श्रोष्यसि विनङ्क्ष्यसि ||१८-५८||

maccittaḥ sarvadurgāṇi matprasādāttariṣyasi . atha cettvamahaṃkārānna śroṣyasi vinaṅkṣyasi ||18-58||


।।18.58।। मच्चित्त होकर तुम मेरी कृपा से समस्त कठिनाइयों (सर्वदुर्गाणि) को पार कर जाओगे; और यदि अहंकारवश (इस उपदेश को) नहीं सुनोगे, तो तुम नष्ट हो जाओगे।।

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18.58 मच्चित्तः fixing thy mind on Me? सर्वदुर्गाणि all obstacles? मत्प्रसादात् by My grace? तरिष्यसि (thou) shalt overcome? अथ now? चेत् if? त्वम् thou? अहङ्कारात् from egoism? न not? श्रोष्यसि (thou) wilt hear? विनङ्क्ष्यसि (thou) shalt perish.Commentary When thy mind? O Arjuna? through onepointed devoion is fixed on Me? thou shalt by My grace cross over all difficulties and obstacles. But shouldst thou not take My teaching to heart and through pride disregard it? thou shalt be ruined.Difficul

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Non-dualism. The individual self and Brahman are one. The world is appearance (maya). Liberation through knowledge.

Sri Shankaracharya

।।18.58।।मुझमें चित्तवाला होकर तू समस्त कठिनाइयोंको अर्थात् जन्ममरणरूप संसारके समस्त कारणोंको मेरे अनुग्रहसे तर जायगा -- सबसे पार हो जायगा। परंतु यदि तू मेरे कहे हुए वचनोंको अहंकारसे मैं पण्डित हूँ ऐसा समझकर? नहीं सुनेगाग्रहण नहीं करेगा? तो नष्ट हो जायगा -- नाशको प्राप्त हो जायगा।

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Swami Gambirananda

18.58 Having your mind fixed on Me, you will cross over all difficulties through My grace. If, on the other hand, you do not listen out of egotism, you will get destroyed.

This interpretation draws on the Advaita tradition and may not represent the view of any single school. For authoritative guidance within a specific tradition, seek a qualified teacher.

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