Action & Karma

Bhagavad Gita 18.53

अहंकारं बलं दर्पं कामं क्रोधं परिग्रहम् | विमुच्य निर्ममः शान्तो ब्रह्मभूयाय कल्पते ||१८-५३||

ahaṃkāraṃ balaṃ darpaṃ kāmaṃ krodhaṃ parigraham . vimucya nirmamaḥ śānto brahmabhūyāya kalpate ||18-53||

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Swami SivanandaEnglish

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

A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami PrabhupadaEnglish

Freeing oneself from egoism, force, arrogance, desire, anger, and possession, tranquil and free from possessiveness, one is fit for becoming one with the Absolute.