निश्चयं श्रृणु मे तत्र त्यागे भरतसत्तम ।
त्यागो हि पुरुषव्याघ्र त्रिविधः संप्रकीर्तितः ॥
त्यागो हि पुरुषव्याघ्र त्रिविधः संप्रकीर्तितः ॥
Hindi · हिन्दी
हे भरतवंशियोंमें श्रेष्ठ अर्जुन तू संन्यास और त्याग इन दोनोंमेंसे पहले त्यागके विषयमें मेरा निश्चय सुन क्योंकि हे पुरुषश्रेष्ठ त्याग तीन प्रकारका कहा गया है ॥
English
Arjuna, first hear my settled view on renunciation. Renunciation is said to be threefold.
What this verse means
Krishna tells Arjuna to listen carefully to his clear view on renunciation. He says renunciation has three forms, so the subject needs to be understood with precision.
Context & commentary
On the Kurukshetra battlefield, Arjuna still stands trapped between action and withdrawal. Krishna begins to untangle the final teaching by saying that renunciation itself must be understood in distinct forms, because not every kind of letting go means the same thing.
Why this verse still matters
You are staring at an email that could end a partnership, and you keep rereading it. Before the decision, you need to know what kind of letting go is actually being asked of you.
The takeaway
Clarity replaces confusion when a hard choice is named carefully.
Word-by-word translation
निश्चयं (settled view) / श्रृणु (hear) / मे (my) / तत्र (there) / त्यागे (on renunciation) / भरतसत्तम (best of the Bharatas) । / त्यागः (renunciation) / हि (indeed) / पुरुषव्याघ्र (tiger among men) / त्रिविधः (threefold) / संप्रकीर्तितः (is declared) ॥
This verse is part of Bhagavad Gita Chapter 18: Moksha Sanyasa Yoga — Liberation through Renunciation, which contains 78 verses.
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