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Bhagavad-gītā As It Is · Text 5.17

Knowledge and equal vision

तद्बुद्धयस्तदात्मानस्तन्निष्ठास्तत्परायणा: ।

गच्छन्त्यपुनरावृत्तिं ज्ञाननिर्धूतकल्मषा: ॥ १७ ॥

tad-buddhayas tad-ātmānas

tan-niṣṭhās tat-parāyaṇāḥ

gacchanty apunar-āvṛttiṁ

jñāna-nirdhūta-kalmaṣāḥ

Translation

When one’s intelligence, mind, faith and refuge are all fixed in the Supreme, then one becomes fully cleansed of misgivings through complete knowledge and thus proceeds straight on the path of liberation.

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What this verse is saying, and where it sits in the story.

Fixed in Kṛṣṇa

  1. 1Fixing intelligence, mind, faith and refuge in the Supreme clears all doubts through complete knowledge and leads straight toward liberation.
  2. 2Prabhupāda explains that the Supreme is Lord Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Full Kṛṣṇa consciousness brings perfect spiritual knowledge.
  3. 3Keep your mind, intelligence and faith fixed on Kṛṣṇa, and take shelter in Him to make steady progress toward liberation.

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Chapter 5, Action in Kṛṣṇa Consciousness: knowledge and equal vision.

What it teaches

Theme summary

Discern the eternal self from the temporary.

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Key ideas in this verse

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Key ideas: ātmā, jñāna.

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Spend five minutes reflecting on what in you does not change.

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BG 5.14Knowledge and equal visionBG 5.15Knowledge and equal visionBG 2.13The self endures bodily changeBG 4.34The humility of real inquiry

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