Chapter 14 · The Three Modes of Nature

श्रीकृष्णŚrī Kṛṣṇa speaks

Text 14.24

समदु:खसुख: स्वस्थ: समलोष्टाश्मकाञ्चन: तुल्यप्रियाप्रियो धीरस्तुल्यनिन्दात्मसंस्तुति: मानापमानयोस्तुल्यस्तुल्यो मित्रारिपक्षयो: सर्वारम्भपरित्यागी गुणातीत: स उच्यते

sama-duḥkha-sukhaḥ sva-sthaḥ sama-loṣhṭāśhma-kāñchanaḥ tulya-priyāpriyo dhīras tulya-nindātma-sanstutiḥmānāpamānayos tulyas tulyo mitrāri-pakṣhayoḥ sarvārambha-parityāgī guṇātītaḥ sa uchyate

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Word-for-Word Śabda-Artha (28 words)

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Equal in pain and pleasure, settled in himself, regarding clay, stone and gold alike; the same toward the pleasant and unpleasant, steady, the same under blame and under praise of himself. Sva-stha: standing in oneself — the ordinary word for healthy.

✨ Devotional Takeaway:Sva-stha, standing in oneself, is the ordinary word for healthy.