Chapter 5: Path of Renunciationकर्मसंन्यासयोग
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“One who does not rejoice upon achieving something pleasant, nor lament upon obtaining something unpleasant, who is steady-minded and undeluded - such a knower of Brahman is established in Brahman.”
Sanskrit
न प्रहृष्येत्प्रियं प्राप्य नोद्विजेत्प्राप्य चाप्रियम् | स्थिरबुद्धिरसम्मूढो ब्रह्मविद्ब्रह्मणि स्थितः ||
Transliteration
na prahṛṣyet priyaṁ prāpya nodvijet prāpya cāpriyam sthira-buddhir asammūḍho brahma-vid brahmaṇi sthitaḥ
Commentary
Equanimity in pleasure and pain marks the Brahman-knower. Neither excited by gain nor depressed by loss, they remain stable. This steadiness reveals their establishment in the Absolute.
Chapter 5
Path of Renunciation