Chapter 5, Verse 17
Text
तद्बुद्धयस्तदात्मानस्तन्निष्ठास्तत्परायणाः। गच्छन्त्यपुनरावृत्तिं ज्ञाननिर्धूतकल्मषाः।।5.17।।
Transliteration
tad-buddhayas tad-ātmānas tan-niṣhṭhās tat-parāyaṇāḥ gachchhantyapunar-āvṛittiṁ jñāna-nirdhūta-kalmaṣhāḥ
Word Meanings
tat-buddhayaḥ—those whose intellect is directed toward God; tat-ātmānaḥ—those whose heart (mind and intellect) is solely absorbed in God; tat-niṣhṭhāḥ—those whose intellect has firm faith in God; tat-parāyaṇāḥ—those who strive after God as the supreme goal and refuge; gachchhanti—go; apunaḥ-āvṛittim—not returning; jñāna—by knowledge; nirdhūta—dispelled; kalmaṣhāḥ—sins
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Translations
In English by Swami Adidevananda
Those whose intellects pursue it, whose minds think about it, who undergo discipline for it, and who hold it as their highest object, have their impurities cleansed by knowledge and go from whence there is no return.
In English by Swami Sivananda
Their intellect absorbed in That, their self being That, established in That, with That as their supreme goal, they go whence there is no return, their sins dispelled by knowledge.
In Hindi by Swami Ramsukhdas
।।5.17।। जिनकी बुद्धि तदाकार हो रही है, जिनका मन तदाकार हो रहा है, जिनकी स्थिति परमात्मतत्वमें है, ऐसे परमात्मपरायण साधक ज्ञानके द्वारा पापरहित होकर अपुनरावृत्ति (परमगति) को प्राप्त होते हैं।
In English by Swami Sivananda
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 vanishes for them. They live in Brahman alone. They have Brahman alone as their supreme goal or sole refuge. They rejoice in the Self alone. They are satisfied in the Self alone. They are contented in the Self alone. Such men never come back to this Samsara, as their sins are dispelled by knowledge (BrahmaJnana). (Cf.IX.34)
In Hindi by Swami Ramsukhdas
5.17।। व्याख्या--[परमात्मतत्त्वका अनुभव करनेके लिये दो प्रकारके साधन हैं एक तो विवेकके द्वारा असत्का त्याग करनेपर सत्में स्वरूप-स्थिति स्वतः हो जाती है और दूसरा, सत्का चिन्तन करते-करते सत्की प्राप्ति हो जाती है। चिन्तनसे सत्की ही प्राप्ति होती है। असत्की प्राप्ति कर्मोंसे होती है, चिन्तनसे नहीं। उत्पत्ति-विनाशशील वस्तु कर्मसे मिलती है और नित्य परिपूर्ण तत्त्व चिन्तनसे मिलता है। चिन्तनसे परमात्मा कैसे प्राप्त होते हैं--इसकी विधि इस श्लोकमें बताते हैं।]'तद्बुद्धयः' निश्चय करनेवाली वृत्तिका नाम 'बुद्धि' है। साधक पहले बुद्धिसे यह निश्चय करे कि सर्वत्र एक परमात्मतत्त्व ही परिपूर्ण है। संसारके उत्पन्न होनेसे पहले भी परमात्मा थे और संसारके नष्ट होनेके बाद भी परमात्मा रहेंगे। बीचमें भी संसारका जो प्रवाह चल रहा है, उसमें भी परमात्मा वैसे-के-वैसे ही हैं। इस प्रकार परमात्माकी सत्ता-(होनेपन-) में अटल निश्चय होना ही 'तद्बुद्धयः' पदका तात्पर्य है।