Verse 18.53
अहङ्कारं बलं दर्पं कामं क्रोधं परिग्रहम् ।
विमुच्य निर्ममः शान्तो ब्रह्मभूयाय कल्पते ॥
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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releasing ego, force, arrogance, desire, anger and possessiveness, free of the sense of mine and at peace, he becomes fit to become one with Brahman.
By Sanskrit System · Machine draft · claude-opus-5-5 · 2026-11-08 · +1 more
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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