Bhagavad Gita 10.5 meaningGlimpses of the infinite
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
— kindness, patience, giving… every feeling and quality comes from me.”
What it means
— non-violence, evenness, contentment, discipline, generosity, fame and disgrace: all the different states of beings come from me alone.”
The original Sanskrit
अहिंसा समता तुष्टिस्तपो दानं यशोऽयशः । भवन्ति भावा भूतानां मत्त एव पृथग्विधाः ॥
ahiṃsā samatā tuṣṭistapo dānaṃ yaśo.ayaśaḥ bhavanti bhāvā bhūtānāṃ matta eva pṛthagvidhāḥ
Translations
Literal translation
Non-injury, equanimity, satisfaction, austerity, charity, fame, infamy-(these) different dispositions of beings spring from Me alone.
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
अहिंसा, समता, सन्तोष, तप, दान. यश और अपयश ऐसे ये प्राणियों के नानाविध भाव मुझ से ही प्रकट होते हैं।
Swami Tejomayananda
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Keep reading · 10.6“The great sages of old and the first ancestors of humanity were born from my mind, and from them came all the creatures of the world.”