ॐMantra.Tips
bhagavad-gitagitakrishnapeace

𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌮𑌦𑍍𑌭𑌗𑌵𑌦𑍍𑌗𑍀𑌤𑌾 2.71 — 𑌵𑌿𑌹𑌾𑌯 𑌕𑌾𑌮𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌃 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌨𑍍

श्रीमद्भगवद्गीता 2.71 — विहाय कामान्यः सर्वान् in Grantha · 𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥

🕉️ hindu·📿 11× repetitions·🕐 Evening reflection or before sleep, and during meditation·📜 Bhagavad Gita Chapter 2, Verse 71
Share:

Read in your language / script

हिन्दी / देवनागरीతెలుగుதமிழ்ಕನ್ನಡമലയാളംગુજરાતીবাংলাଓଡ଼ିଆਪੰਜਾਬੀEnglishසිංහල𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥

Origin & Story

Bhagavad Gita Chapter 2, Verse 71 · Bhagavan Sri Krishna (as recorded by Maharishi Veda Vyasa) · Ancient (part of the Mahabharata, c. 5th–2nd century BCE in present form)

As Chapter 2 draws to a close, Krishna completes his portrait of the enlightened sage with this verse on desirelessness. It answers Arjuna's question about how the wise live and act, declaring that peace belongs to those who have surrendered craving and ego. The verse is cherished as a concise map from desire to liberation.

✦ As told in scripture

Devotees who take this verse to heart are said to discover a peace that worldly gains cannot give nor losses take away; tradition holds that the egoless, desireless soul of this verse stands at the very threshold of moksha.

The Mantra

Tap any line — or the ▶ button — to hear it recited

𑌵𑌿𑌹𑌾𑌯 𑌕𑌾𑌮𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌃 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌪𑍁𑌮𑌾𑌂𑌶𑍍𑌚𑌰𑌤𑌿 𑌨𑌿𑌃𑌸𑍍𑌪𑍃𑌹𑌃। 𑌨𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌮𑍋 𑌨𑌿𑌰𑌹𑌂𑌕𑌾𑌰𑌃 𑌸 𑌶𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌿𑌮𑌧𑌿𑌗𑌚𑍍𑌛𑌤𑌿॥

vihāya kāmān yaḥ sarvān pumānśh charati niḥspṛihaḥ nirmamo nirahankāraḥ sa śhāntim adhigachchhati

Meaning:जो पुरुष सब कामनाओं को त्यागकर स्पृहारहित? ममभाव रहित और निरहंकार हुआ विचरण करता है? वह शान्ति प्राप्त करता है।।

Word-by-Word Meaning

Click any word to hear its pronunciation

𑌵𑌿𑌹𑌾𑌯🔊vihāyagiving up, abandoning
𑌕𑌾𑌮𑌾𑌨𑍍🔊kāmānmaterial desires
𑌯𑌃🔊yaḥwho
𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌨𑍍🔊sarvānall
𑌪𑍁𑌮𑌾𑌨𑍍🔊pumāna person
𑌚𑌰𑌤𑌿🔊charatilives, moves about
𑌨𑌿𑌃𑌸𑍍𑌪𑍃𑌹𑌃🔊niḥspṛihaḥfree from hankering
𑌨𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌮𑌃🔊nirmamaḥwithout a sense of ownership
𑌨𑌿𑌰𑌹𑌂𑌕𑌾𑌰𑌃🔊nirahankāraḥwithout egoism
𑌸𑌃🔊saḥthat person
𑌶𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌮𑍍🔊śhāntimperfect peace
𑌅𑌧𑌿𑌗𑌚𑍍𑌛𑌤𑌿🔊adhigachchhatiattains

Benefits of Chanting श्रीमद्भगवद्गीता 2.71 — विहाय कामान्यः सर्वान्

✦

Reveals the direct path to lasting inner peace (shanti)

✦

Frees the heart from craving, possessiveness and ego

✦

Dissolves the sense of 'I' and 'mine' that binds the soul

✦

Cultivates contentment and freedom from hankering (nihsprihah)

✦

A powerful affirmation for renunciation and equanimity

✦

Prepares the mind for the brahmi-sthiti (state of Brahman) named in the next verse

How to Chant श्रीमद्भगवद्गीता 2.71 — विहाय कामान्यः सर्वान्

Repetitions11times
Best TimeEvening reflection or before sleep, and during meditation

Recite the verse and meditate on releasing one desire, one attachment, one assertion of ego at a time. Let the words nirmamo nirahankāraḥ remind you to relax the grip of 'mine' and 'I'. Conclude by resting in the silent peace (shanti) that arises when wanting subsides.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page shows the complete श्रीमद्भगवद्गीता 2.71 — विहाय कामान्यः सर्वान् written in the Grantha script — the same Sanskrit/Hindi verses, transliterated character-by-character so you can read and chant comfortably. Tap any line (or the ▶ button) to hear it recited aloud.
Yes — only the script changes; the words and their meaning are the original. The verse-by-verse meaning, benefits and how-to-chant guidance on this page apply exactly the same.
It promises that whoever gives up all desires and lives without longing, without possessiveness (nirmama) and without egoism (nirahankara) attains perfect peace. Peace is the natural result of letting go.
Nirmama means free of the sense of 'mine' — non-possessiveness toward people and things. Nirahankara means free of egoism — the false identification of the self with body, status and achievements. Together they describe the egoless sage.
Krishna speaks of transcending desire through wisdom and detachment, not forced suppression. When the heart is satisfied in the Self, desires fall away naturally, leaving genuine, effortless peace.
It is the climactic formula of the sthitaprajna section and a complete teaching on attaining shanti. It immediately precedes the famous verse on the brahmi sthiti, the state of being established in Brahman.

You May Also Like

श्रीमद्भगवद्गीता २.५५ — प्रजहाति यदा कामान्श्रीमद्भगवद्गीता २.५५ — प्रजहाति यदा कामान्श्रीमद्भगवद्गीता 2.56 — दुःखेष्वनुद्विग्नमनाःश्रीमद्भगवद्गीता 2.56 — दुःखेष्वनुद्विग्नमनाःश्रीमद्भगवद्गीता २.६९ — या निशा सर्वभूतानांश्रीमद्भगवद्गीता २.६९ — या निशा सर्वभूतानांश्रीमद्भगवद्गीता 2.14 — मात्रास्पर्शास्तु कौन्तेयश्रीमद्भगवद्गीता 2.14 — मात्रास्पर्शास्तु कौन्तेयसर्वधर्मान्परित्यज्यसर्वधर्मान्परित्यज्यकर्मण्येवाधिकारस्तेकर्मण्येवाधिकारस्तेश्रीमद्भगवद्गीता ६.१९ — यथा दीपो निवातस्थोश्रीमद्भगवद्गीता ६.१९ — यथा दीपो निवातस्थो

Found this helpful? Share it with loved ones 🙏

Share:

ॐ

Read the full श्रीमद्भगवद्गीता 2.71 — विहाय कामान्यः सर्वान् with verse-by-verse meaning, or explore more sacred texts

Full श्रीमद्भगवद्गीता 2.71 — विहाय कामान्यः सर्वान् (Devanagari)All MantrasFind by Purpose