Sanskrit

अहङ्कारं बलं दर्पं कामं क्रोधं परिग्रहम् ।

विमुच्य निर्ममः शान्तो ब्रह्मभूयाय कल्पते ॥

18.53

Transliteration

ahaṅkāraṃ balaṃ darpaṃ kāmaṃ krodhaṃ parigraham |

vimucya nirmamaḥ śānto brahmabhūyāya kalpate ||

By Sanskrit System · Machine draft · @indic-transliteration/sanscript 1.3.3

Translation

Having abandoned egoism, strength, arrogance, desire, anger and covetousness, and free from the notion of 'mine' and peaceful, he is fit for becoming Brahman.

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By Sanskrit System · Machine draft · claude-opus-5-5 · 2026-11-08

Explanation

The final step is letting go of ego, force, arrogance, desire, anger and possessiveness. Free of the sense of mine and at peace, such a person becomes fit for brahmabhūya, becoming one with Brahman. The list echoes the demonic qualities described in an earlier chapter, now abandoned. The verse describes the completion of the path: when every grasping attitude falls away, the person is ready for union with the highest reality.

By Sanskrit System · Machine draft · claude-opus-5-5 · 2026-11-08