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अहङ्कारं बलं दर्पं कामं क्रोधं परिग्रहम्।विमुच्य निर्ममः शान्तो ब्रह्मभूयाय कल्पते।।18.53।।

ahankāraṁ balaṁ darpaṁ kāmaṁ krodhaṁ parigraham vimuchya nirmamaḥ śhānto brahma-bhūyāya kalpate

Sanskrit Chant Recitation
Chapter 18, Verse 53
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Sanskrit to English Translation

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

A Reading - Rantideb

Why: having abandoned egotism, force, arrogance, desire, anger, and possessiveness, free from the sense of 'mine,' peaceful, one is fit to become Brahman, listing the final set of qualities marking this deep, settled stage, mostly framed as things released rather than things acquired.

In life: it's notable that this deepest stage is described mostly through what's released, ego, force, arrogance, possessiveness, rather than through impressive new abilities acquired, suggesting the deepest growth is often more about subtraction than addition.

Teaching: consider whether your own current growth efforts are weighted too heavily toward acquiring new abilities or achievements rather than releasing the specific things this list names, ego, arrogance, possessiveness, this verse suggests the deepest progress comes more through subtraction than accumulation.

ahankāramegotism
balamviolence
darpamarrogance
kāmamdesire
krodhamanger
parigrahamselfishness
vimuchyabeing freed from
nirmamaḥwithout possessiveness of property
śhāntaḥpeaceful
brahma-bhūyāyaunion with Brahman
kalpateis fit

Deep Classical Commentary (Bhashya)

Author:
18.53 अहङ्कारम् egoism? बलम् strength? दर्पम् arrogance? कामम् desire? क्रोधम् anger? परिग्रहम् covetousness? विमुच्य having abandoned? निर्ममः without mineness? शान्तः peaceful? ब्रह्मभूयाय for becoming Brahman? कल्पते (he) is fit.Commentary Egoism Identifying the Self with the body? etc. This is the error of mistaking the physical body for the pure immortal Self.Balam That strength which is combined or united with passion? desire and attachment? and not the physical or other strength. Physical strength is natural. It is not possible to abandon this physical strength.Darpam Arrogance? insolence? selfassertive Rajasic vehemence this follows the state of exaltion.,Man becomes arrogant when he possesses wealth or much learning. When he becomes arrogant he violates Dharma and does wicked deeds.The aspirant even abandons the things which are necessary for the bare maintenance of the body. He becomes a ParamahamsaParivrajaka? a wandering or itinerant ascetic. He has no attachment to his body. He knows that even the body does not belong to him.Santa Peaceful? tranil? serene.Such an aspirant who has devotion to Selfknowledge? and who is endowed with the above virtues is fit to become Brahman.