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BG 5.28 — 5.28 With the senses, the mind and the intellect (ever) controlled, having liberation as his supreme goal, free from desire, fear and anger the sage is ve | Live Gita
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यतेन्द्रियमनोबुद्धिर्मुनिर्मोक्षपरायणः |
विगतेच्छाभयक्रोधो यः सदा मुक्त एव सः ||५-२८||

yatendriyamanobuddhirmunirmokṣaparāyaṇaḥ . vigatecchābhayakrodho yaḥ sadā mukta eva saḥ ||5-28||


।।5.28।। जिस पुरुष की इन्द्रियाँ,  मन और बुद्धि संयत हैं, ऐसा मोक्ष परायण मुनि इच्छा, भय और क्रोध से रहित है, वह सदा मुक्त ही है।।

Word-by-word meanings

5.28 यतेन्द्रियमनोबुद्धिः with senses? mind and intellect (ever) controlled? मुनिः the sage? मोक्षपरायणः having liberation as his supreme goal? विगतेच्छाभयक्रोधः free from desire? fear and anger? यः who? सदा for ever? मुक्तः free? एव verily? सः he.Commentary If one is free from desire? fear and anger he enjoys perfect peace of mind. When the senses? the mind and the intellect are subjugated? the sage does constant contemplation and,attains for ever to the absolute freedom or Moksha.The mind beco

Commentaries

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

Sri Shankaracharya

।।5.28।।जिसके इन्द्रिय मन और बुद्धि वशमें किये हुए हैं जो ईश्वरके स्वरूपका मनन करनेसे मुनि यानी संन्यासी है जो शरीरमें रहता हुआ भी मोक्षपरायण है अर्थात् जो मोक्षको ही परम आश्रय परम गति समझनेवाला मुनि है तथा जो इच्छा भय और क्रोधसे रहित हो चुका है जिसके इच्छा भय और क्रोध चले गये हैं जो इस प्रकार बर्तता है वह संन्यासी सदा मुक्त ही है उसे कोई दूसरी मुक्ति प्राप्त नहीं करनी है।

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Swami Gambirananda

5.27-5.28 Keeping the external objects outside, the eyes at the juncture of the eye-brows, and making eal the outgoing and incoming breaths that move through the nostrils, the contemplative who has control over his organs, mind and intellect should be fully intent on Liberation and free from desire, fear and anger. He who is ever is verily free.

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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