Clarity — Lesson 21

Verse

Transliteration

vihāya kāmān yaḥ sarvān pumāṁś carati niḥspṛhaḥ
nirmamo nirahaṅkāraḥ sa śāntim adhigacchati

Meaning

The person who gives up all desires, moves about without craving, free from possessiveness and ego, attains peace.

Sandhi-vigraha

Anvaya

Key Words

• vihāya — giving up
• kāmān — desires
• niḥspṛhaḥ — free from craving
• nirmamaḥ — free from possessiveness
• nirahaṅkāraḥ — free from ego
• śāntim — peace
• adhigacchati — attains

Teaching

Krishna now summarizes the result of this teaching. Peace is not created by changing the world. It comes from freedom from inner dependence. When desires drop, when the sense of “mine” reduces, when ego softens, the mind becomes naturally peaceful. This peace is not temporary. It is stable and natural.

Connection to Clarity

Clarity removes false identification. When I take things as “mine,” I become attached and disturbed. When I take myself as limited, ego becomes strong. With clarity, possessiveness and ego reduce, and peace becomes natural.

Reflection

What do I strongly identify as “mine”? What happens to my peace when that is disturbed?