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Bhagavad Gita 4.10 — Vita-Raga-Bhaya-Krodha

श्रीमद्भगवद्गीता ४.१० — वीतरागभयक्रोधा

🕉️ hindu·📿 11× repetitions·🕐 Morning meditation or during devotional surrender to the Lord·📜 Bhagavad Gita Chapter 4, Verse 10

Also known as: vita raga bhaya krodha · vita-raga-bhaya-krodha man-maya mam upashritah · bhagavad gita 4.10 · gita 4 10 · free from attachment fear anger gita · taking refuge in krishna gita

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हिन्दी / देवनागरीతెలుగు தமிழ்ಕನ್ನಡ മലയാളം ગુજરાતી বাংলা ଓଡ଼ିଆ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ English සිංහල 𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥

✦ Meaning

In this verse of the Jnana-Karma-Sannyasa Yoga chapter, Krishna describes how innumerable seekers across the ages have attained him. The path he names is twofold: inner purification — freedom from attachment, fear and anger — and loving absorption in him through complete refuge. Cleansed by the fire of true knowledge, many such devotees have already reached his divine nature, showing that the goal of God-realization is real and attainable.

Origin & Story

Bhagavad Gita Chapter 4, Verse 10 · Sage Veda Vyasa (Mahabharata, Bhishma Parva) · Ancient (text compiled c. 5th–2nd century BCE)

In the fourth chapter, Jnana-Karma-Sannyasa Yoga, after revealing the divine nature of his birth and deeds, Krishna explains how devotees come to him. He recounts that across the ages many, freed from attachment, fear and anger and taking refuge in him, have been purified by knowledge and have attained his very being — assuring Arjuna that the path to him is open to all.

✦ As told in scripture

The lives of countless saints stand as living proof of this verse, for many who took refuge in the Lord and conquered attachment, fear and anger were transformed by the fire of knowledge and, by tradition, merged into his divine nature — a promise the Gita declares has already been fulfilled for innumerable devotees.

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The Mantra

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वीतरागभयक्रोधा मन्मया मामुपाश्रिताः। बहवो ज्ञानतपसा पूता मद्भावमागताः॥

vīta-rāga-bhaya-krodhā man-mayā mām upāśhritāḥ bahavo jñāna-tapasā pūtā mad-bhāvam āgatāḥ

Meaning:Freed from attachment, fear and anger, absorbed in Me and taking refuge in Me, purified by the austerity of knowledge, many have attained My state of being.

Word-by-Word Meaning

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वीत🔊vītafreed from, devoid of

राग🔊rāgaattachment

भय🔊bhayafear

क्रोधाः🔊krodhāḥand anger

मत्-मयाः🔊mat-mayāḥfully absorbed in Me

माम्🔊māmin Me

उपाश्रिताः🔊upāśhritāḥtaking refuge

बहवः🔊bahavaḥmany

ज्ञान🔊jñānaof knowledge

तपसा🔊tapasāby the austerity (fire) of knowledge

पूताः🔊pūtāḥpurified

मत्-भावम्🔊mat-bhāvamMy state of being, My divine nature

आगताः🔊āgatāḥattained, have come to

Benefits of Chanting Bhagavad Gita 4.10 — Vita-Raga-Bhaya-Krodha

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Shows the path to God-realization through refuge and inner purity

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Helps free the heart from attachment, fear and anger

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Deepens loving absorption (tanmayata) in the Divine

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Purifies the mind through the fire of true knowledge (jnana-tapas)

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Gives assurance that liberation has been attained by many before us

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Inspires complete surrender and refuge in the Lord

How to Chant Bhagavad Gita 4.10 — Vita-Raga-Bhaya-Krodha

Repetitions11times

Best TimeMorning meditation or during devotional surrender to the Lord

Recite this verse while resolving to release attachment, fear and anger, and to take wholehearted refuge in the Divine. Let it inspire both inner purification and loving absorption in God. Chanted regularly, it strengthens surrender, calms the disturbing emotions, and orients the heart toward the Lord's pure being.

Frequently Asked Questions

Krishna teaches that many seekers have attained his divine nature by becoming free from attachment, fear and anger, by absorbing their minds in him, taking full refuge in him, and being purified by the fire of knowledge. It describes both the inner qualities and the devotion that lead to liberation.

Attachment (raga), fear (bhaya) and anger (krodha). These three agitations of the mind bind the soul to material life. Freedom from them, combined with refuge in the Lord and purification by knowledge, is the gateway to attaining God's divine being.

Just as fire burns away impurities, true spiritual knowledge (jnana-tapas) burns away ignorance, ego and the contaminations of the mind. This inner purification readies the soul to merge into the divine nature of the Lord.

To give hope and encouragement. The path is not theoretical — countless devotees across the ages have already reached his divine state by following it. This assurance inspires the seeker to take refuge and purify the heart with confidence in the goal.