Bhagavad Gita 18.58
Moksha Sanyasa Yoga · English Translation
Sanskrit
मच्चित्तः सर्वदुर्गाणि मत्प्रसादात्तरिष्यसि | अथ चेत्त्वमहंकारान्न श्रोष्यसि विनङ्क्ष्यसि ||१८-५८||
Transliteration
maccittaḥ sarvadurgāṇi matprasādāttariṣyasi . atha cettvamahaṃkārānna śroṣyasi vinaṅkṣyasi ||18-58||
Fixing thy mind on Me, thou shalt by My grace overcome all obstacles; but if from egoism thou wilt not hear Me, thou shalt perish.
Word by Word
मच्चित्तः fixing thy mind on Me, सर्वदुर्गाणि all obstacles, मत्प्रसादात् by My grace, तरिष्यसि (thou) shalt overcome, अथ now, चेत् if, त्वम् thou, अहङ्कारात् from egoism, न not, श्रोष्यसि (thou) wilt hear, विनङ्क्ष्यसि (thou) shalt perish
Classical Commentary
When thy mind? O Arjuna, through onepointed devoion is fixed on Me, thou shalt by My grace cross over all difficulties and obstacles. But shouldst thou not take My teaching to heart and through pride disregard it, thou shalt be ruined. Difficulties Obstacles, snares, pitfalls, temptations on the spiritual path and various sorts of other difficulties of Samsara, diseases, etc. Egosim The idea that thou art a learned man. Thou shouldst not think I am independent. I know everything. I am a wise man. Why should I take the advice of another