# Vihaya Kaman Yah Sarvan (विहाय कामान्यः सर्वान्)

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- Type: Shloka
- Scripture: Bhagavad Gita 2.71
- Language: sa
- Source: Bhagavad Gita 2 Sanskrit checked against SanskritDocuments, Bhagavad Gita 2.14–2.71: https://www.sanskritdocuments.org/doc_giitaa/bhagvadnew.html ; meanings checked against IIT Kanpur Gita Supersite and Vedabase chapter 2: https://www.gitasupersite.iitk.ac.in/srimad?field_chapter_value=2&field_nsutra_value=71&language=dv ; https://vedabase.net/bg/2/index.htm

## Summary

Bhagavad Gita 2.71 teaches a devotional principle from Krishna’s dialogue with Arjuna.

## Verses

### Bhagavad Gita 2.71

> विहाय कामान्यः सर्वान्पुमांश्चरति निःस्पृहः ।
> निर्ममो निरहङ्कारः स शान्तिमधिगच्छति ॥

Meaning (Hindi): जो सभी इच्छाएँ छोड़कर, लालसा और ममता से मुक्त होकर तथा अहंकार त्यागकर जीता है, वही शांति प्राप्त करता है।

Meaning (English): The person who gives up desires, lives without craving, and is free from possessiveness and ego reaches peace.