Chapter 18
Liberation through renunciation

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Verse 51

buddhyā viśuddhayā yuktaḥ
dhṛtyātmānaṁ niyamya ca
śabdādīnviṣayāṁstyaktvā
rāgadveṣau vyudasya ca

Verse 52

viviktasevī laghvāśī
yatavākkāyamānasaḥ
dhyānayogaparo nityam
vairāgyaṁ samupāśritaḥ

Verse 53

ahaṅkāraṁ balaṁ darpam
kāmaṁ krodhaṁ parigraham
vimucya nirmamaḥ śāntaḥ
brahmabhūyāya kalpate

Verse 54

brahmabhūtaḥ prasannātmā
na śocati na kāṅkṣati
samaḥ sarveṣu bhūteṣu
madbhaktiṁ labhate parām

Verse 55

bhaktyā māmabhijānāti
yāvānyaścāsmi tattvataḥ
tato māṁ tattvato jñātvā
viśate tadanantaram

Verse 56

sarvakarmāṇyapi sadā
kurvāṇo madvyapāśrayaḥ
matprasādādavāpnoti
śāśvataṁ padamavyayam

Verse 57

cetasā sarvakarmāṇi
mayi sannyasya matparaḥ
buddhiyogamupāśritya
maccittaḥ satataṁ bhava

Verse 58

maccittaḥ sarvadurgāṇi
matprasādāttariṣyasi
atha cettvamahaṅkārāt
na śroṣyasi vinaṅkṣyasi

Verse 59

yadahaṅkāramāśritya
na yotsya iti manyase
mithyaiṣa vyavasāyaste
prakṛtistvāṁ niyokṣyati

Verse 60

svabhāvajena kaunteya
nibaddhaḥ svena karmaṇā
kartuṁ necchasi yanmohāt
kariṣyasyavaśo'pi tat