विहाय कामान्यः सर्वान्पुमांश्चरति निःस्पृहः ।
निर्ममो निरहङ्कारः स शान्तिमधिगच्छति ॥ ७१ ॥
vihāya kāmānyaḥ sarvānpumāṃścarati niḥspṛhaḥ
nirmamo nirahaṅkāraḥ sa śāntimadhigacchati
vihāya kāmānyaḥ sarvānpumāṃścarati niḥspṛhaḥ
nirmamo nirahaṅkāraḥ sa śāntimadhigacchati
Word by word
विहायhaving given up
कामान् यः सर्वान्one who (gives up) all desires
पुमान् चरतिthe person who moves about
निःस्पृहःfree from longing
निर्ममःwithout possessiveness
निरहङ्कारःwithout ego
सः शान्तिम् अधिगच्छतिattains peace
Translation
ENGLISH
One who gives up all desires and moves about free from longing, without the sense of "mine" and without ego, attains peace.
हिंदी
जो मनुष्य सब कामनाओं को त्यागकर, लालसा, ममता और अहंकार से रहित होकर विचरता है, वह शांति को प्राप्त होता है।
Explanation
Three obstacles to peace are named: spriha (longing), mamata (possessiveness, "this is mine") and ahankara (ego, "I am the doer"). Once these fall away, a person remains at peace even while living in the world.
How this verse connects
Sources
- Original text: Bhagavad Gita (Mahabharata, Bhishma Parva)
- English and Hindi translation, explanation: SanatanBodh editorial team
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