Bhagavad Gita Chapter 5, Verse 17

Quick answer

Bhagavad Gita Chapter 5, Verse 17 (5.17) means: With mind fixed on that, self given to that, grounded in that, holding that as the highest, they go where there is no return, their wrongs washed away by knowledge.

Sanskrit

तद्बुद्धयस्तदात्मानस्तन्निष्ठास्तत्परायणाः। गच्छन्त्यपुनरावृत्तिं ज्ञाननिर्धूतकल्मषाः।।5.17।।

Transliteration

tad-buddhayas tad-ātmānas tan-niṣhṭhās tat-parāyaṇāḥ gachchhantyapunar-āvṛittiṁ jñāna-nirdhūta-kalmaṣhāḥ

Translation

With mind fixed on that, self given to that, grounded in that, holding that as the highest, they go where there is no return, their wrongs washed away by knowledge.

Hindi

मन उसमें स्थिर, स्व उसे अर्पित, उसी में जमे हुए, उसे ही परम मानते हुए, वे वहाँ जाते हैं जहाँ से लौटना नहीं, उनके दोष ज्ञान से धुल जाते हैं।

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What is the meaning of Bhagavad Gita Chapter 5, Verse 17?

With mind fixed on that, self given to that, grounded in that, holding that as the highest, they go where there is no return, their wrongs washed away by knowledge.

Which chapter is verse 5.17 from?

It is verse 17 of Chapter 5 of the Bhagavad Gita, which has 29 verses in total.

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