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BG 5.17 — 5.17 Their intellect absorbed in That, their self being That, established in That, with That for their supreme goal, they go whence there is no return, the | Live Gita
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तद्बुद्धयस्तदात्मानस्तन्निष्ठास्तत्परायणाः |
गच्छन्त्यपुनरावृत्तिं ज्ञाननिर्धूतकल्मषाः ||५-१७||

tadbuddhayastadātmānastanniṣṭhāstatparāyaṇāḥ . gacchantyapunarāvṛttiṃ jñānanirdhūtakalmaṣāḥ ||5-17||


।।5.17।। जिनकी बुद्धि उस (परमात्मा) में स्थित है,  जिनका मन तद्रूप हुआ है,  उसमें ही जिनकी निष्ठा है,  वह (ब्रह्म) ही जिनका परम लक्ष्य है,  ज्ञान के द्वारा पापरहित पुरुष अपुनरावृत्ति को प्राप्त होते हैं,  अर्थात् उनका पुनर्जन्म नहीं होता है।।

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5.17 तद्बुद्धयः intellect absorbed in That? तदात्मानः their self being That? तन्निष्ठाः established in That? तत्परायणाः with That for their supreme goal? गच्छन्ति go? अपुनरावृत्तिम् not again returning? ज्ञाननिर्धूतकल्मषाः,those whose sins have been dispelled by knowledge.Commentary They fix their intellects on Brahman or the Supreme Self. They feel and realise that Brahman is their self. By constant and protracted meditation? they get established in Brahman. The whole world of names and forms v

Commentaries

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

Sri Shankaracharya

।।5.17।।जो प्रकाशित हुआ परमज्ञान है उस परमार्थतत्त्वमें जिनकी बुद्धि जा पहुँची है वे तद्बुद्धि हैं वह परब्रह्म ही जिनका आत्मा है वे तदात्मा हैं उस ब्रह्ममें ही जिनकी निष्ठादृढ़ आत्मभावनातत्परता है अर्थात् जो सब कर्मोंका संन्यास करके ब्रह्ममें ही स्थित हो गये हैं वे तन्निष्ठ हैं। वह परब्रह्म ही जिनका परम अयनआश्रय परमगति है अर्थात् जो केवल आत्मामें ही रत हैं वे तत्परायण हैं ( इस प्रकार ) जिनके अन्तःकरणका अज्ञान ज्ञानद्वारा नष्ट हो गया है एवं उपर्युक्त ज्ञानद्वारा संसारके कारणरूप पापादि दोष जिनके नष्ट हो चुके हैं ऐसे ज्ञाननिर्धूतकल्मष संन्यासी अपुनरावृत्तिको अर्थात् जिस अवस्थाको प्राप्त कर लेनेपर फिर देहसे सम्बन्ध होना छूट जाता है ऐसी अवस्थाको प्राप्त होते हैं।

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Swami Gambirananda

5.17 Those who have their intellect absorbed in That, whose Self is That, who are steadfast in That, who have That as their supreme Goal-they attain the state of non-returning, their dirt having been removed by Knowledge.

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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