Bhagavad Gita — Moksha Sannyasa Yoga, Shloka 58

Moksha Sannyasa Yoga

Devanagari script

मच्चित्तः सर्वदुर्गाणि मत्प्रसादात्तरिष्यसि । अथ चेत्त्वमहंकारान्न श्रोष्यसि विनङ्क्ष्यसि ॥ १८.५८ ॥

Transliteration

maccittaḥ sarvadurgāṇi matprasādāt tariṣyasi | atha cet tvam ahaṅkārān na śroṣyasi vinaṅkṣyasi || 18.58 ||

Translation

Nếu tâm con luôn ở trong Ta, nhờ ân sủng của Ta con sẽ vượt qua mọi hiểm nạn. Nhưng nếu vì ngã mạn mà con không nghe, con sẽ diệt vong.

Gita Press Meaning

मन को मुझमें लगाकर तुम मेरी कृपा से सब कठिनाइयों को पार कर जाओगे; परन्तु यदि अहंकार के कारण मेरी बात न सुनोगे, तो तुम्हारा पतन होगा।

Critical Edition Meaning

With your mind fixed on me, you will cross over all difficulties by my favor; but if, out of egoism, you will not listen, you will come to ruin.

Comparative Note

‘सर्वदुर्गाणि’ is often rendered as ‘all obstacles/dangers’ (ethical and spiritual impediments), not necessarily external threats. ‘विनङ्क्ष्यसि’ is interpreted as ‘perish/come to ruin’ and in commentarial traditions may mean spiritual downfall (loss of discernment) rather than physical destruction.

Word by Word

• मत्: of me / my
• Root: अस्मद्

• चित्तः: one whose mind (is)
• चित्तः: Karta
• Root: चित्त

• सर्व: all
• Root: सर्व

• दुर्गाणि: difficult passages / hardships / dangers
• दुर्गाणि: Karma
• Root: दुर्ग

• मत्: of me / my
• Root: अस्मद्

• प्रसादात्: from (my) grace / favor
• प्रसादात्: Apadana
• Root: प्रसाद

• तरिष्यसि: you will cross over
• Root: √तॄ (तॄ-तरणे)

• अथ: but / then / now
• Root: अथ

• चेत्: if
• Root: चेत्

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta
• Root: युष्मद्

• अहंकारात्: from egoism / out of ego
• अहंकारात्: Apadana
• Root: अहंकार

• न: not
• Root: न

• श्रोष्यसि: you will listen / you will heed
• Root: √श्रु (श्रु-श्रवणे)

• विनङ्क्ष्यसि: you will perish / you will come to ruin
• Root: √नश् (नश्-नाशे)

Speakers

• Krishna
• Arjuna

Primary Concepts

• Bhakti
• Prasāda (divine favor)
• Ahaṅkāra (egoism)
• Śaraṇāgati (reliance)

Key Themes

• Grace and effort
• Ego as an obstacle to insight
• Soteriological assurance with devotion

FAQs

Psychological significance?

The verse frames egoism (ahaṅkāra) as a key psychological barrier: refusing guidance due to self-assertion leads to impaired judgment and self-defeating choices, whereas sustained attention on a stabilizing ideal (maccittaḥ) supports resilience.

Metaphysical meaning?

It presents a theistic soteriology: liberation-oriented progress is enabled by divine favor (prasāda) when the practitioner’s consciousness is oriented toward the divine; egoism disrupts receptivity to that transformative knowledge.

Contextual relevance?

Near the conclusion of the dialogue, Krishna summarizes the practical condition for Arjuna’s success: inner alignment and receptivity to instruction, contrasted with the destabilizing force of ego-driven refusal.

Modern Application?

As a nonsectarian practice, it can be read as: keep attention anchored in a higher value or disciplined framework, seek mentorship, and watch for ego-based resistance that blocks learning and constructive action.