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तद्बुद्धयस्तदात्मानस्तन्निष्ठास्तत्परायणाः। गच्छन्त्यपुनरावृत्तिं ज्ञाननिर्धूतकल्मषाः।।5.17।।

tad-buddhayas tad-ātmānas tan-niṣhṭhās tat-parāyaṇāḥ gachchhantyapunar-āvṛittiṁ jñāna-nirdhūta-kalmaṣhāḥ

Sanskrit Chant Recitation
Chapter 5, Verse 17
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Sanskrit to English Translation

Translator:
Their intellect absorbed in That, their self being That, established in That, with That as their supreme goal, they go whence there is no return, their sins dispelled by knowledge.

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Why: those whose intellect and self are absorbed in that, established in it as the highest goal, reach a state of no return, from which liberated by knowledge, sins are dispelled, tying sustained focus on this highest understanding to lasting change.

In life: shallow, occasional attention to your own growth rarely produces lasting change, sustained focus does.

Teaching: pick the one area of your life most in need of clarity, and give it sustained, repeated attention rather than occasional passing thought.

tat-buddhayaḥthose whose intellect is directed toward God
tat-ātmānaḥthose whose heart (mind and intellect) is solely absorbed in God
tat-niṣhṭhāḥthose whose intellect has firm faith in God
tat-parāyaṇāḥthose who strive after God as the supreme goal and refuge
gachchhantigo
apunaḥ-āvṛittimnot returning
jñānaby knowledge
nirdhūtadispelled
kalmaṣhāḥsins

Deep Classical Commentary (Bhashya)

Author:
5.17 तद्बुद्धयः intellect absorbed in That? तदात्मानः their self being That? तन्निष्ठाः established in That? तत्परायणाः with That for their supreme goal? गच्छन्ति go? अपुनरावृत्तिम् not again returning? ज्ञाननिर्धूतकल्मषाः,those whose sins have been dispelled by knowledge.Commentary They fix their intellects on Brahman or the Supreme Self. They feel and realise that Brahman is their self. By constant and protracted meditation? they get established in Brahman. The whole world of names and forms vanishes for them. They live in Brahman alone. They have Brahman alone as their supreme goal or sole refuge. They rejoice in the Self alone. They are satisfied in the Self alone. They are contented in the Self alone. Such men never come back to this Samsara? as their sins are dispelled by knowledge (BrahmaJnana). (Cf.IX.34)