Srimad Bhagavad Gita -Ramanujacharya 581

Srimad Bhagavad Gita -Ramanujacharya

Chapter-18 Mokṣa Sannyāsa Yogaḥ

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buddhyā viśuddhayā yukto dhṛtyātmānaṃ niyamya ca |
śabdādīn viṣayāṃs-tyaktvā rāga-dveṣau vyudasya ca || 51 ||

51. Endowed with a purified intellect, subduing the mind by steadfastness, relinquishing sound
and other objects of the senses and abandoning attraction and aversion;

Commentary

'Endowed with a purified intellect' — means endowed with the intellect (Buddhi) focusing on the Self as it really is. 'Subduing the mind by steadfastness' — means preparing the mind for meditation by practicing the gradually withdrawal from external objects. 'Relinquishing sound and other objects of senses' — means not paying attention to them, and 'abandoning attraction and aversion' associated with engagement with objects of the senses.

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