Chapter 18 • Verse 50

Moksha Sanyasa Yoga

The Yoga of Liberation and Renunciation

Sanskrit Verse

siddhim prapto yatha brahma tathapnoti nibodha me samasenaiva kaunteya nistha jnanasya ya para

Translation & Meaning

Learn from me briefly how one who has attained siddhi also attains Brahman — the highest culmination of knowledge. Having described svadharma and devotional action, Krishna now pivots to the supreme culmination of jnana.

Key Teachings

  • •Siddhi — perfection through one's duty — is a stepping stone to Brahman realization
  • •There is a highest state of jnana that transcends even accomplished performance of duty
  • •Krishna transitions from the path of action to the summit of knowledge

Topics

brahmansiddhijnanaliberationculmination
Share:

Related Lessons

Chapter 18 • Verse 53
Egotism, arrogance, desire, anger, and possessiveness are the final obstacles to liberation
egoahankaraliberation
Chapter 18 • Verse 12
Non-renunciants face threefold karmic consequences after death
karmakarmic-fruitliberation
Chapter 18 • Verse 17
Freedom from ahankara liberates one from karmic consequences even in violent action
ahankaradoershipliberation
Chapter 18 • Verse 30
Sattvic intellect clearly discerns right action from wrong action
sattvic-intellectsattvadiscernment
Chapter 18 • Verse 56
Divine grace enables liberation even while one continues performing all actions
divine-gracerefugeliberation
Chapter 18 • Verse 58
Divine consciousness overcomes all obstacles
consciousnessgracesurrender