Bhagavad Gita 14.24 meaningThe three moods of nature
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
“Pain and pleasure, praise and blame — they stay the same.”
What it means
“They are the same in pain and pleasure, centred in themselves. A lump of earth, a stone and gold are the same to them. Pleasant and unpleasant, praise and blame — all alike. They are steady.”
The original Sanskrit
समदुःखसुखः स्वस्थः समलोष्टाश्मकाञ्चनः । तुल्यप्रियाप्रियो धीरस्तुल्यनिन्दात्मसंस्तुतिः ॥
samaduḥkhasukhaḥ svasthaḥ samaloṣṭāśmakāñcanaḥ tulyapriyāpriyo dhīrastulyanindātmasaṃstutiḥ
Translations
Literal translation
He to whom sorrow and happiness are alike, who is established in his own Self, to whom a lump of earth, iron and gold are the same, to whom the agreeable and the disagreeable are the same, who is wise, to whom censure and his own praise are the same;
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
जो स्वस्थ (स्वरूप में स्थित), सुख-दु:ख में समान रहता है तथा मिट्टी, पत्थर और स्वर्ण में समदृष्टि रखता है; ऐसा वीर पुरुष प्रिय और अप्रिय को तथा निन्दा और आत्मस्तुति को तुल्य समझता है।
Swami Tejomayananda
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