The Gita

Chapter 2 · Verse 56 of 72

The Yoga of Knowledge

सांख्ययोग

Meaning

Supreme God Krishna spoke

He who remains calm in the midst of suffering; who, amidst mirth, remains free from longing for pleasures; and who has freed himself from attachment, fear, and anger is known as Sthitaprajna— the one whose mind is firmly stabilized in divine consciousness. (2:56)

Sanskrit

श्रीभगवान् उवाच

दुःखेष्वनुद्विग्नमनाः सुखेषु विगतस्पृहः ।

वीतरागभयक्रोधः स्थितधीर्मुनिरुच्यते॥

Word-by-word

दुःखेषु अन्-उद्विग्न-मनाः, सुखेषु वि-गत-स्पृहः,

वीत-राग-भय-क्रोधः— स्थित-धीः मुनिः उच्यते।

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