Chapter 10 · The Divine Splendours

श्रीकृष्णŚrī Kṛṣṇa speaks

Text 10.5

बुद्धिर्ज्ञानमसम्मोह: क्षमा सत्यं दम: शम: सुखं दु:खं भवोऽभावो भयं चाभयमेव च अहिंसा समता तुष्टिस्तपो दानं यशोऽयश: भवन्ति भावा भूतानां मत्त एव पृथग्विधा:

buddhir jñānam asammohaḥ kṣhamā satyaṁ damaḥ śhamaḥ sukhaṁ duḥkhaṁ bhavo ’bhāvo bhayaṁ chābhayameva cha ahinsā samatā tuṣhṭis tapo dānaṁ yaśho ’yaśhaḥ bhavanti bhāvā bhūtānāṁ matta eva pṛithag-vidhāḥ

Recitation · Text 10.5
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Word-for-Word Śabda-Artha (29 words)

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Purport Overview & Key Insights

Nonviolence, equanimity, contentment, austerity, charity, fame and infamy — these varied states of beings arise from Me alone. Fame and infamy sit side by side, which quietly removes both from the list of things to chase or dread.

✨ Devotional Takeaway:Fame and infamy sit side by side — both removed from what to chase or dread.