उद्धरेदात्मनात्मानं नात्मानमवसादयेत् आत्मैव ह्यात्मनो बन्धुरात्मैव रिपुरात्मन:
uddhared ātmanātmānaṁ nātmānam avasādayet ātmaiva hyātmano bandhur ātmaiva ripur ātmanaḥ
Recitation · Text 6.5
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Word-for-Word Śabda-Artha (15 words)
Purport Overview & Key Insights
One of the Gita's most quoted lines, and among its most demanding. Lift yourself by yourself; do not let yourself sink. The self alone is the self's friend, and the self alone is its enemy. Nobody else can be assigned that job.
✨ Devotional Takeaway:You are your own rescue and your own ruin; the work cannot be delegated.