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Karma Sanyasa Yoga · The Yoga of Renunciation
Bhagavad Gita 5.20
Sanskrit
न प्रहृष्येत्प्रियं प्राप्य नोद्विजेत्प्राप्य चाप्रियम् । स्थिरबुद्धिरसम्मूढो ब्रह्मविद् ब्रह्मणि स्थितः ॥5.20॥
Transliteration
na prahṛṣyetpriyaṃ prāpya nodvijetprāpya cāpriyam | sthirabuddhirasammūḍho brahmavid brahmaṇi sthitaḥ ‖5.20‖
Meaning
“One should not rejoice on obtaining the pleasant nor be perturbed on obtaining the unpleasant, firm of understanding, undeluded, the knower of Brahman is established in Brahman.”
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Theme: The Yoga of Renunciation
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