Bhagavad Gita Chapter 5 Verse 17
भगवद् गीता अध्याय 5 श्लोक 17

तद्बुद्धयस्तदात्मानस्तन्निष्ठास्तत्परायणाः।
गच्छन्त्यपुनरावृत्तिं ज्ञाननिर्धूतकल्मषाः।।5.17।।



English Translation - Dr. S. Sankaranarayan
5.17. Those, who have their intellect and self (mind) gone to This; who have established themselves in This and have This [alone] as their supreme goal; and who have washed off their sins by means of  [perfect]  knowledge-they reach a state from which there is no more return.


English Translation of Commentary  - Dr. S. Sankaranarayan
5.17 Because it is only the inherent nature that exerts thus, therefore  [the Lord] says that the men,  who have destroyed their illusion would remain as follows -


Transliteration Bhagavad Gita 5.17Tadbuddhayas tadaatmaanas tannishthaas tatparaayanaah;
Gacchantyapunaraavrittim jnaana nirdhoota kalmashaah.


Word Meanings Bhagavad Gita 5.17tat-buddhayaḥ—those whose intellect is directed toward God; tat-ātmānaḥ—those whose heart (mind and intellect) is solely absorbed in God; tat-niṣhṭhāḥ—those whose intellect has firm faith in God; tat-parāyaṇāḥ—those who strive after God as the supreme goal and refuge; gachchhanti—go; apunaḥ-āvṛittim—not returning; jñāna—by knowledge; nirdhūta—dispelled; kalmaṣhāḥ—sins