Bhagavad Gita · Chapter 4, verse 22 · Krishna
Bhagavad Gita 4.22 · Yadrichchalabhasamtushto
यदृच्छालाभसंतुष्टो द्वन्द्वातीतो विमत्सरः ।
समः सिद्धावसिद्धौ च कृत्वापि न निबध्यते ॥
yadṛcchālābhasaṃtuṣṭo dvandvātīto vimatsaraḥ |
samaḥ siddhāvasiddhau ca kṛtvāpi na nibadhyate ||
Translation
Content with whatever comes unsought, beyond the pairs of opposites, free from envy, the same in success and failure — such a person is not bound, even in acting.
Context
Spoken by Krishna in chapter 4, Jnana Karma Sannyasa Yoga — “The Yoga of Knowledge and the Renunciation of Action”, which has 42 verses.
Frequently asked questions
What does Bhagavad Gita 4.22 mean?
Content with whatever comes unsought, beyond the pairs of opposites, free from envy, the same in success and failure — such a person is not bound, even in acting.
Who speaks Bhagavad Gita 4.22?
Krishna, speaking to Arjuna, in chapter 4, Jnana Karma Sannyasa Yoga (The Yoga of Knowledge and the Renunciation of Action).
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