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Chapter 18 · Verse 42The Yoga of Liberation and Renunciation

Bhagavad Gita 18.42

BG 18.42 — Chapter 18 (The Yoga of Liberation and Renunciation), Verse 42, with Sanskrit, transliteration & translation.

शमो दमस्तपः शौचं क्षान्तिरार्जवमेव च | ज्ञानं विज्ञानमास्तिक्यं ब्रह्मकर्म स्वभावजम् ||१८-४२||

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śamo damastapaḥ śaucaṃ kṣāntirārjavameva ca . jñānaṃ vijñānamāstikyaṃ brahmakarma svabhāvajam ||18-42||

Roman: shamo damastapah shaucam kshantirarjavameva ca . jnanam vijnanamastikyam brahmakarma svabhavajam

Serenity, self-restraint, austerity, purity, forgiveness and also uprightness, knowledge, realisation and belief in God are the duties of the Brahmanas, born of (their own) nature.