Shloka 26

अक्षरब्रह्मयोग (Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga) — Knowledge of the Imperishable, Prakṛti, and Devotion

Devanagari script

कामक्रोधवियुक्तानां यतीनां* यतचेतसाम्‌ | अभितो ब्रह्निर्वाणं वर्तते विदितात्मनाम्‌

Transliteration

kāmakrodhaviyuktānāṃ yatīnāṃ yatacetasām | abhito brahmanirvāṇaṃ vartate viditātmanām ||

Translation

Arjuna said: For ascetics who have cast off desire and anger, whose minds are disciplined and restrained, the peace of Brahman—liberation—abides all around; it is ever-present for those who truly know the Self. Ethically, the verse points to inner conquest (over passion and wrath) as the ground of spiritual freedom, even amid the pressures of conflict.

Word by Word

• कामक्रोधवियुक्तानाम्: of those free from desire and anger
• कामक्रोधवियुक्तानाम्: Sambandha
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कामक्रोधवियुक्त
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• यतीनाम्: of ascetics
• यतीनाम्: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: यति
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• यतचेतसाम्: of those whose minds are restrained
• यतचेतसाम्: Sambandha
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यतचेतस्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• अभितः: all around
• अभितः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अभितः

• ब्रह्मनिर्वाणम्: Brahman-nirvana (final liberation in Brahman)
• ब्रह्मनिर्वाणम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मनिर्वाण
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• वर्तते: exists / prevails / is present
• Type: Verb
• Root: वृत्
• Form: Present, Third, Singular, Atmanepada

• विदितात्मनाम्: of those who have known the Self
• विदितात्मनाम्: Sambandha
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विदितात्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

Speaker

अर्जुन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Arjuna
• Brahman

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Freedom from desire (kāma) and anger (krodha), together with disciplined mind (yata-cetas), makes liberation (brahma-nirvāṇa) immediate and pervasive for the Self-knower (viditātman). The verse emphasizes inner mastery as the ethical and spiritual prerequisite for lasting peace.

What is happening in the narrative?

Arjuna speaks while seeking clarity on the path to spiritual steadiness amid the impending war. He articulates that true peace is not dependent on external conditions but is accessible to those who have realized the Self and subdued the mind’s turbulent impulses.