Bhagavad Gita 2.56
Chapter 2, verse 56
Meaning
One whose mind is not thrown into turmoil when things go badly, who doesn't grab for more when things go well, and who has outgrown clinging, fear and anger, is called a sage of steady mind.
The Sanskrit
दुःखेष्वनुद्विग्नमनाः सुखेषु विगतस्पृहः ।
वीतरागभयक्रोधः स्थितधीर्मुनिरुच्यते ॥ ५६ ॥
duḥkheṣv anudvignamanāḥ sukheṣu vigataspṛhaḥ
vītarāgabhayakrodhaḥ sthitadhīr munir ucyate
Say it
duh-khay-shvuh-nood-vig-nuh-muh-naa-hu soo-khay-shoo vi-guh-tuh-spri-huh-hu
vee-tuh-raa-guh-bhuh-yuh-kro-dhuh-hu sthi-tuh-dheer-moo-nir-oo-chyuh-tay
Word by word
- duḥkheṣu anudvigna-manāḥ
- whose mind is not shaken in sorrows
- sukheṣu vigata-spṛhaḥ
- who does not grasp after pleasures
- vīta-rāga-bhaya-krodhaḥ
- free of clinging, fear and anger
- sthita-dhīḥ muniḥ ucyate
- is called a sage of steady mind
Read it in context: verses 2.53–56What does a steady mind look like?With the story so far, commentary, and today's lesson: Steady is not the same as numb
Another translation and audio recitation: verse 2.56 on holy-bhagavad-gita.org.
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