Bhagavad Gita 2.14 meaningUnderstanding temporary nature of suffering
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
“Good times and bad times come and go, like hot and cold weather. Be patient.”
What it means
“Heat and cold, pleasure and pain — they come and go. They don't last. Learn to bear them patiently.”
The original Sanskrit · known as “Matra Sparshas Tu Kaunteya”
मात्रास्पर्शास्तु कौन्तेय शीतोष्णसुखदुःखदाः । आगमापायिनोऽनित्यास्तांस्तितिक्षस्व भारत ॥
mātrāsparśāstu kaunteya śītoṣṇasukhaduḥkhadāḥ āgamāpāyino.anityāstāṃstitikṣasva bhārata
Translations
Literal translation
But the contacts of the organs with the objects are the producers of cold and heat, happiness and sorrow. They have a beginning and an end, (and) are transient. Bear them, O descendant of Bharata.
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
हे कुन्तीपुत्र ! शीत और उष्ण और सुख दुख को देने वाले इन्द्रिय और विषयों के संयोग का प्रारम्भ और अन्त होता है; वे अनित्य हैं, इसलिए, हे भारत ! उनको तुम सहन करो।
Swami Tejomayananda
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