Word
parāyaṇāḥ
Used in 7 verses of the Bhagavad Gita.
How it is translated
- wholly devoted apare—others (1)
- those who strive after God as the supreme goal and refuge (1)
- dedicated (1)
- being so destined (1)
- having dedicated to me (1)
- devotion to hearing (from saints) (1)
- dedicated to (1)
Every verse
- 4.29अपाने जुह्वति प्राण प्राणेऽपानं तथाऽपरे।apāne juhvati prāṇaṁ prāṇe ’pānaṁ tathāpareOthers offer as sacrifice the outgoing breath into the incoming, and the incoming into the outgoing, restraining the flow of the outgoing and the incoming breaths…Here: wholly devoted apare—others
- 5.17तद्बुद्धयस्तदात्मानस्तन्निष्ठास्तत्परायणाः।tad-buddhayas tad-ātmānas tan-niṣhṭhās tat-parāyaṇāḥTheir intellect absorbed in That, their self being That, established in That, with That as their supreme goal, they go whence there is no return, their sins dispelled by…Here: those who strive after God as the supreme goal and refuge
- 5.27स्पर्शान्कृत्वा बहिर्बाह्यांश्चक्षुश्चैवान्तरे भ्रुवोः।sparśhān kṛitvā bahir bāhyānśh chakṣhuśh chaivāntare bhruvoḥShutting out all external contacts and fixing the gaze between the eyebrows, realizing the outgoing and incoming breaths moving within the nostrils.Here: dedicated
- 5.28यतेन्द्रियमनोबुद्धिर्मुनिर्मोक्षपरायणः।yatendriya-mano-buddhir munir mokṣa-parāyaṇaḥ vigatecchā-bhaya-krodho yaḥ sadā mukta eva saḥWith the senses, mind, and intellect ever controlled, having liberation as their supreme goal, free from desire, fear, and anger, the sage is truly liberated forever.Here: being so destined
- 9.34मन्मना भव मद्भक्तो मद्याजी मां नमस्कुरु।man-manā bhava mad-bhakto mad-yājī māṁ namaskuruFix your mind on Me; be devoted to Me; sacrifice to Me; bow down to Me; having thus united your whole self to Me, taking Me as the supreme goal, you will come to Me.Here: having dedicated to me
- 13.26अन्ये त्वेवमजानन्तः श्रुत्वाऽन्येभ्य उपासते।anye tv evam ajānantaḥ śhrutvānyebhya upāsateOthers, too, who do not know thus, worship, having heard of It from others; they, too, cross beyond death, regarding what they have heard as the supreme refuge.Here: devotion to hearing (from saints)
- 16.12आशापाशशतैर्बद्धाः कामक्रोधपरायणाः।āśhā-pāśha-śhatair baddhāḥ kāma-krodha-parāyaṇāḥBound by a hundred ties of hope, given over to lust and anger, they strive to obtain hoards of wealth by unlawful means for sensual enjoyment.Here: dedicated to