In Bhagavad Gita 5.19, Krishna says those whose minds are established in equality have conquered the world even here; Brahman is flawless and the same in all, so they are established in Brahman.
Sanskrit Verse
श्रीभगवानुवाच · The Blessed Lord said
इहैव तैर्जितः सर्गो
येषां साम्ये स्थितं मनः
निर्दोषं हि समं ब्रह्म
तस्माद् ब्रह्मणि ते स्थिताः ॥ ५-१९ ॥
ihaiva tairjitaḥ sargo
yeṣāṃ sāmye sthitaṃ manaḥ
nirdoṣaṃ hi samaṃ brahma
tasmād brahmaṇi te sthitāḥ
English transliteration ihaiva tairjitah sargo
yeshaam saamye sthitam manah
nirdosham hi samam brahma
tasmaad brahmani te sthitaah ॥ 5.19 ॥
Translation / Meaning
Even here in this life the world is conquered by those whose minds are established in equality. Brahman is flawless and the same in all; therefore they are established in Brahman.
Word Meanings
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| इह iha | here |
| एव eva | even |
| तैः taiḥ | by them |
| जितः jitaḥ | is conquered |
| सर्गः sargaḥ | the world, creation |
| येषाम् yeṣām | whose |
| साम्ये sāmye | in equality |
| स्थितम् sthitam | established |
| मनः manaḥ | mind |
| निर्दोषम् nirdoṣam | flawless |
| हि hi | indeed |
| समम् samam | the same |
| ब्रह्म brahma | Brahman |
| तस्मात् tasmāt | therefore |
| ब्रह्मणि brahmaṇi | in Brahman |
| ते te | they |
| स्थिताः sthitāḥ | are established |
Word-wise Chanting
- i–hai–va tair–ji–taḥ sar–go 8 syllables i-hai-va tair-ji-tah sar-go
- ye–ṣāṃ sām–ye sthi–taṃ ma–naḥ | 8 syllables ye-shaam saam-ye sthi-tam ma-nah
- nir–do–ṣaṃ hi sa–maṃ brah–ma 8 syllables nir-do-sham hi sa-mam brah-ma
- tas–mād brah–ma–ṇi te sthi–tāḥ || 5-19 8 syllables tas-maad brah-ma-ni te sthi-taah
How to read this
How to chant: each line is one pāda (quarter-verse); chant it in one breath. The hyphen (-) divides the syllables, inside a word and across a sandhi join, so every pāda shows its 8 syllables (11 in triṣṭubh verses). A consonant cluster is divided after its first consonant (kar-ma, vet-ti): that syllable is held longer. Mark above a syllable: guru, long (two beats); laghu, short (one beat). | closes the half-verse, || the verse; the number is the syllable count of the pāda.
Deeper Explanation – Chapter 5 Verse 19
Context
Krishna explains the fruit of the equal vision described in 5.18.
Meaning
Those whose minds rest in sāmya, equality, have conquered sarga, the cycle of birth and creation, in this very life. Brahman is nirdoṣa, without flaw, and sama, the same everywhere. A mind that sees equally has become like Brahman and rests in Brahman.
Liberation, in this verse, is not only after death; it is achieved here and now through equal vision. When we stop dividing the world into higher and lower, desirable and undesirable, we live in the freedom of Brahman already.
In Practice
For one day, catch yourself whenever you rank people or situations. Pause and remember that the same reality lives in all.
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Continue Your Study
This verse belongs to Chapter 5: Karma Sannyasa Yoga (The Yoga of Renunciation). Read the chapter overview, browse every verse of the Gita, or return to the chapter-by-chapter guide. For a reading plan, see how to study the Bhagavad Gita and the study resources.