Chapter 2 · The Yoga of Analysis

श्रीकृष्णŚrī Kṛṣṇa speaks

Text 2.56

दु:खेष्वनुद्विग्नमना: सुखेषु विगतस्पृह: वीतरागभयक्रोध: स्थितधीर्मुनिरुच्यते

duḥkheṣhv-anudvigna-manāḥ sukheṣhu vigata-spṛihaḥ vīta-rāga-bhaya-krodhaḥ sthita-dhīr munir uchyate

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Word-for-Word Śabda-Artha (11 words)

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Krishna continues describing this person: undisturbed in mind amid sorrows, free from craving amid pleasures, free from attachment, fear and anger — such a sage is called steady in wisdom. Three specific emotions are named, not just a vague 'inner peace.'

✨ Devotional Takeaway:Naming attachment, fear, and anger specifically makes this description testable, not just a vague ideal to admire from a distance.