Verse-56
Chapter 2 — Sānkhya Yog
Verse 56
🕉 Original Sanskrit Shloka
duḥkheṣvanudvignamanāḥ sukheṣu vigataspṛhaḥ
vītarāgabhayakrodhaḥ sthitadhīrmunirucyate
🕉 English Translation
📜 Translation
English
He whose mind is not disturbed in the midst of sorrow and amid pleasures is free from longing for delights and from whom liking, fear and wrath have passed away; such a sage is called a man of steady intelligence.
Just observe the distinguishing feature of the Gita. The description of the state of man of steady wisdom has been put forward in such a practical way. In fact, the state of even-mindedness is the highest state of human existence. Such a state is the ultimate gain in human life. But the Gita has to be expounded this state in such a manner that the highest state does not remain beyond the reach as a fiction of imagination. 'Sthithdhi kim prabhashet'–how does a man of steady wisdom communicate? Arjun's second simple question is in connection with the man of settled wisdom. Speech is otherwise an activity of an organ of action. But the Blessed Lord has related the answer to the state.
'Sthithdhi kim prabhashet'–How does a man of stable wisdom speak? Once again, reflect on this question of Arjun and the reply of the Blessed Lord. The divinity of the scripture of the Gita will be experienced then. Alongwith it one will derive practical guidance for life. In an adverse state abstain from getting agitated. Rushing into frenzy and becoming a victim of mental instablity and then giving expression to the emotion of mental worry and doubt and restlessness in one's speech–it is not good from any viewpoint. Bring this wonderful thought of the Gita into your life.
The Lord says 'veetraag bhay krodha'–the man whose intellect is steady should not speak the language of restlessness–longing or happiness-dejection–for this it is necessary that annihilation of attachment, fear and anger should also take place. Attachment is the root cause of disturbance, restlessness and other similar tendencies and as a consequence of which there is intellectual instability.