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Bhagavad Gita 5.25

लभन्ते ब्रह्मनिर्वाणमृषयः क्षीणकल्मषाः। छिन्नद्वैधा यतात्मानः सर्वभूतहिते रताः।।

labhante brahma-nirvāṇam ṛiṣhayaḥ kṣhīṇa-kalmaṣhāḥ chhinna-dvaidhā yatātmānaḥ sarva-bhūta-hite ratāḥ

Word-by-Word

SanskritTransliterationMeaning
labhantelabhanteachieve
brahma-nirvāṇambrahma-nirvāṇamliberation from material existence
ṛiṣhayaḥṛiṣhayaḥholy persons
kṣhīṇa-kalmaṣhāḥkṣhīṇa-kalmaṣhāḥwhose sins have been purged
chhinnachhinnaannihilated
dvaidhāḥdvaidhāḥdoubts
yata-ātmānaḥyata-ātmānaḥwhose minds are disciplined
sarva-bhūtasarva-bhūtafor all living entities
hitehitein welfare work
ratāḥratāḥrejoice

The sages obtain absolute freedom or Moksha when their sins have been destroyed, their dualities have been torn asunder, they are self-controlled, and they are intent on the welfare of all beings.

वे ऋषिगण मोक्ष को प्राप्त होते हैं - जिनके पाप नष्ट हो गये हैं, जो छिन्नसंशय, संयमी और भूतमात्र के हित में रमने वाले हैं।।