Chapter 4 · Knowledge and Renunciation of Action

श्रीकृष्णŚrī Kṛṣṇa speaks

Text 4.22

यदृच्छालाभसन्तुष्टो द्वन्द्वातीतो विमत्सर: सम: सिद्धावसिद्धौ च कृत्वापि न निबध्यते

yadṛichchhā-lābha-santuṣhṭo dvandvātīto vimatsaraḥ samaḥ siddhāvasiddhau cha kṛitvāpi na nibadhyate

Recitation · Text 4.22
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Word-for-Word Śabda-Artha (14 words)

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Purport Overview & Key Insights

Content with whatever comes unsought (yadṛichchhā), beyond dualities, free of envy, the same in success and failure — such a person is not bound even while acting. Contentment is placed before equanimity, as its cause rather than its twin.

✨ Devotional Takeaway:Contentment is placed before equanimity here — as its cause, not merely its companion.