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Chapter 18

Chapter 18 · Verse 58

Moksha Sannyasa Yoga

मोक्षसंन्यासयोग

मच्चित्तः सर्वदुर्गाणि मत्प्रसादात्तरिष्यसि | अथ चेत्त्वमहंकारान्न श्रोष्यसि विनङ्क्ष्यसि ||१८-५८||

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

In plain words

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.

Translation

18.58 Focusing your thought on Me, you shall, by My grace, cross over all difficulties. If, however, out of self-conceit, you do not heed Me, you shall perish.

Meaning

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. Difficulties Obstacles snares pitfalls temptations on the spiritual path and various sorts of other difficulties of Samsara diseases etc. Egosim The idea that thou art a learned man. Thou shouldst not think I am independent. I know everything. I am a wise man. Why should I take the advice of another

Word by word

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.