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Bhagavad Gita · Chapter 2, Sāṅkhya Yoga

Bhagavad Gita 2.56

దుఃఖేష్వనుద్విగ్నమనాః సుఖేషు విగతస్పృహః

One who is not disturbed by sorrow, who does not crave pleasure, and who is free from attachment, fear and anger — such a sage is called a person of steady wisdom.

Sloka 2.56

2.56

दुःखेष्वनुद्विग्नमनाः सुखेषु विगतस्पृहः ।
वीतरागभयक्रोधः स्थितधीर्मुनिरुच्यते ॥

దుఃఖేష్వనుద్విగ్నమనాః సుఖేషు విగతస్పృహః ।
వీతరాగభయక్రోధః స్థితధీర్మునిరుచ్యతే ॥

duḥkheṣvanudvignamanāḥ sukheṣu vigataspṛhaḥ |
vītarāgabhayakrodhaḥ sthitadhīrmunirucyate ||

తాత్పర్యం

దుఃఖాలలో మనసు కలత చెందనివాడు, సుఖాలపై ఆశ లేనివాడు, రాగం, భయం, క్రోధం లేనివాడు — అటువంటి మునిని స్థితప్రజ్ఞుడు అంటారు.

Meaning

One who is not disturbed by sorrow, who does not crave pleasure, and who is free from attachment, fear and anger — such a sage is called a person of steady wisdom.

About chapter 2

Arjuna surrenders to Krishna as his disciple, and Krishna begins to teach. The soul is eternal: it is never born and never dies, so the wise do not grieve. Krishna explains one’s own duty (svadharma), action without attachment to results, and the qualities of a person of steady wisdom (sthitaprajña). Many of the Gita’s best-known verses, including 2.47, are in this chapter.

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Last updated 2026-10-31