Bhagavad Gita, Chapter 5, Verse 17

Krishna said
तद्बुद्धयस्तदात्मानस्तन्निष्ठास्तत्परायणाः।गच्छन्त्यपुनरावृत्तिं ज्ञाननिर्धूतकल्मषाः ॥5.17॥

tadbuddhayastadātmānastanniṣṭhāstatparāyaṇāḥgacchantyapunarāvṛttiṃ jñānanirdhūtakalmaṣāḥ

Meaning

Krishna says: those whose thoughts rest in That (the Supreme), whose being is one with it, who are devoted to it and hold it as their goal, have their impurities washed away by knowledge and reach the state from which there is no return to rebirth.

हिंदी में अर्थ

श्रीकृष्ण कहते हैं: जिनकी बुद्धि उसी परम सत्य में लगी है, जिनका मन उसी में रमा है, जो उसी में निष्ठा रखते हैं और उसी को अपना लक्ष्य मानते हैं, उनके दोष ज्ञान से धुल जाते हैं और वे उस स्थिति को पाते हैं जहाँ से फिर जन्म में लौटना नहीं होता।

Practise it today

Write one line describing the deepest purpose you want your life to serve. Read it once at noon and once at night.

Reflect tonight

Did remembering your deepest purpose change any choice you made today?

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