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Bhagavad Gita · 18.58 · Yoga through the Perfection of Renunciation and Surrender·58 of 78

मच्चित्तः सर्वदुर्गाणि मत्प्रसादात्तरिष्यसिअथ चेत्त्वमहङ्कारान्न श्रोष्यसि विनङ्क्ष्यसि

mach-chittaḥ sarva-durgāṇi mat-prasādāt tariṣhyasi

atha chet tvam ahankārān na śhroṣhyasi vinaṅkṣhyasi

Sanskrit recitation

Surrender the weight · 18.56–18.66 · Teaching

Translation

Fixing your mind on Me, you shall, by My grace, overcome all obstacles; but if you will not hear Me due to egoism, you shall perish.

Meaning

When thy mind, O Arjuna, through onepointed devoion is fixed on Me, thou shalt by My grace cross over all difficulties and obstacles. But shouldst thou not take My teaching to heart and through pride disregard it, thou shalt be ruined.Difficulties Obstacles, snares, pitfalls, temptations on the spiritual path and various sorts of other difficulties of Samsara, diseases, etc.Egosim The idea that thou art a learned man. Thou shouldst not think I am independent. I know everything. I am a wise man. Why should I take the advice of another

After Swami Sivananda

Surrender the weight· 18.56–18.66

Teachers usually read this idea across several verses together, one shared reflection covers the whole unit.

Word-by-word
atha
but
chet
if
tvam
you
sarva
all
durgāṇi
obstacles
ahankārāt
due to pride
tariṣhyasi
you shall overcome
mat-chittaḥ
by always remembering me
mat-prasādāt
by my grace
na śhroṣhyasi
do not listen
vinaṅkṣhyasi
you will perish

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