Bhagavad Gita 14.22
Sanskrit
Transliteration
prakāśhaṁ cha pravṛittiṁ cha moham eva cha pāṇḍava
na dveṣhṭi sampravṛittāni na nivṛittāni kāṅkṣhati
Synonyms
śrī: bhagavān uvāca — the Supreme Personality of Godhead said;
prakāśam: illumination;
ca: and;
pravṛttim: attachment;
ca: and;
moham: illusion;
eva ca: also;
pāṇḍava: O son of Pāṇḍu;
na dveṣṭi: does not hate;
sampravṛttāni: although developed;
na nivṛttāni: nor stopping development;
kāṅkṣati: desires;
udāsīna: vat — as if neutral;
āsīnaḥ: situated;
guṇaiḥ: by the qualities;
yaḥ: one who;
na: never;
vicālyate: is agitated;
guṇāḥ: the qualities;
vartante: are acting;
iti evam: knowing thus;
yaḥ: one who;
avatiṣṭhati: remains;
na: never;
iṅgate: flickers;
sama: equal;
duḥkha: in distress;
sukhaḥ: and happiness;
sva: sthaḥ — being situated in himself;
sama: equally;
loṣṭa: a lump of earth;
aśma: stone;
kāñcanaḥ: gold;
tulya: equally disposed;
priya: to the dear;
apriyaḥ: and the undesirable;
dhīraḥ: steady;
tulya: equal;
nindā: in defamation;
ātma: saṁstutiḥ — and praise of himself;
māna: in honor;
apamānayoḥ: and dishonor;
tulyaḥ: equal;
tulyaḥ: equal;
mitra: of friends;
ari: and enemies;
pakṣayoḥ: to the parties;
sarva: of all;
ārambha: endeavors;
parityāgī: renouncer;
guṇa: atītaḥ — transcendental to the material modes of nature;
saḥ: he;
ucyate: is said to be .;
English Meaning
The Supreme Personality of Godhead said: O son of Pāṇḍu, he who does not hate illumination, attachment and delusion when they are present or long for them when they disappear; who is unwavering and undisturbed through all these reactions of the material qualities, remaining neutral and transcendental, knowing that the modes alone are active; who is situated in the self and regards alike happiness and distress; who looks upon a lump of earth, a stone and a piece of gold with an equal eye; who is equal toward the desirable and the undesirable; who is steady, situated equally well in praise and blame, honor and dishonor; who treats alike both friend and enemy; and who has renounced all material activities – such a person is said to have transcended the modes of nature.
Life Theme
Influence of Qualities
Life Application
Recognizing how habits, environments, and attitudes influence our behavior.