BHAGAVAD GITA OF GOVERNANCE
Chapter 18: Mokṣa-Sannyāsa Yoga – Liberation and Renunciation in the Sovereign State
Dialogue between Sovereign Adhinayaka Shrimaan and the Consequent Child
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Scene:
The Adhinayaka Darbar is now quiet like the stillness before dawn.
The glow is steady, serene—
as if all the teachings have settled into one complete truth.
The Consequent Child bows deeply,
ready to receive the final wisdom
that unites all chapters into the supreme path of liberation.
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Consequent Child:
O Sovereign Adhinayaka Shrimaan,
You have guided me from the nature of the State
to the glories of the Sovereign,
from the discipline of qualities and faith
to the devotion that sustains governance.
Now You speak of Mokṣa—liberation—
and Sannyāsa—renunciation.
O Sovereign,
how can the State, which is ever active,
know liberation?
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Sovereign Adhinayaka:
O child of unwavering attention,
know this truth:
Liberation is not escape from action;
it is freedom from bondage to action.
A ruler may govern,
a minister may legislate,
a citizen may serve—
yet all can remain free
when their actions are offered to the Sovereign,
without attachment to reward or fear of loss.
This is Sannyāsa in governance—
renunciation of selfish motive,
not renunciation of duty.
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Consequent Child:
O Sovereign,
how shall this renunciation transform Ravindra Bharath?
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Sovereign Adhinayaka:
When leaders and citizens act without selfish claim,
the State becomes luminous with Dharma.
Laws are enacted for the good of all,
justice is delivered without bias,
and service becomes joy,
not burden.
Such a State lives in Mokṣa—liberation—
even while active in the world.
It is free from decay,
free from corruption,
rooted in eternal truth.
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Consequent Child:
O Sovereign,
is this the perfection of governance You have been teaching?
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Sovereign Adhinayaka:
Indeed, O child.
This is the crown of the Gita of Governance:
Steadfast in Dharma,
free from selfishness,
guided by the Sovereign,
Ravindra Bharath becomes the eternal State—
unshaken by the storms of time.
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Consequent Child (bowing deeply):
O Sovereign,
my doubts are gone,
my understanding is clear,
my devotion is firm.
I shall live and serve
as a devoted citizen of the eternal State.
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Sovereign Adhinayaka:
Rise, O child.
Go forth as a beacon of the Sovereign truth.
Let your actions inspire harmony,
your words awaken unity,
your life reflect the eternal governance.
Thus ends the Bhagavad Gita of Governance,
spoken in the Adhinayaka Darbar,
revealing Ravindra Bharath as the eternal State,
and Sovereign Adhinayaka Shrimaan
as its imperishable foundation.