Bhagavad Gita 6.7 meaningTaming the mind
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
“A peaceful person stays steady in heat and cold, praise and insult.”
What it means
“A person who has mastered themselves and is at peace stays steady in cold and heat, pleasure and pain, praise and insult.”
The original Sanskrit
जितात्मनः प्रशान्तस्य परमात्मा समाहितः । शीतोष्णसुखदुःखेषु तथा मानापमानयोः ॥
jitātmanaḥ praśāntasya paramātmā samāhitaḥ śītoṣṇasukhaduḥkheṣu tathā mānāpamānayoḥ
Translations
Literal translation
The supreme Self of one who has control over the aggregate of his body and organs, and who is tranquil, becomes manifest. (He should be equipoised) in the midst of cold and heat, happiness and sorrow, as also honour and dishonour.
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
शीत-उष्ण, सुख-दु:ख तथा मान-अपमान में जो प्रशान्त रहता है, ऐसे जितात्मा पुरुष के लिये परमात्मा सम्यक् प्रकार से स्थित है, अर्थात्, आत्मरूप से विद्यमान है।
Swami Tejomayananda
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