Bhagavad Gita Chapter 10, Verse 5

English Translation

Non-injury, eanimity, satisfaction, austerity, charity, fame, infamy-(these) different dispositions of beings spring from Me alone.

Detailed Commentary

10.5 Commentary -- 'बुद्धिः' (Buddhi): The faculty of determination within an individual. 'ज्ञानम्' (Jnanam): Discrimination or the knowledge of right and wrong, which is bestowed by Bhagavan. 'असम्मोहः' (Asammohah): Non-delusion concerning worldly elements. 'क्षमा' (Kshama): To tolerate someone's offense and forgive them. 'सत्यम्' (Satyam): To speak truth means to state exactly what one has seen and heard, without self-interest. 'दमः शमः' (Damah Shamah): To control the senses and free the mind from worldly desires. 'सुखं दुःखम्' (Sukham Dukham): Joy in favorable circumstances and sorrow in adverse situations are called Sukham and Dukham. 'भवोऽभावः' (Bhavo'bhavah): The existence and non-existence of an object or event. 'भयं चाभयमेव च' (Bhayam Chabhyam Eva Cha): Fear arising from improper conduct, and fearlessness from good conduct. 'अहिंसा' (Ahimsa): To cause no suffering to any creature, neither physically nor mentally. 'समता' (Samata): To remain equipoised even in adverse circumstances. 'तुष्टिः' (Tushti): To be content with what is received, without desiring more. 'तपः' (Tapah): To endure hardship while performing one's duty, or to undertake vows. 'दानम्' (Danam): To give charity joyfully, without desiring any fruit. 'यशोऽयशः' (Yasho'yashah): Renown gained through good conduct, and disrepute from bad. 'भवन्ति भावा भूतानां मत्त एव पृथग्विधाः' (Bhavanti Bhava Bhutanam Mattah Eva Prithagvidhah): The diverse dispositions of beings arise from Bhagavan alone. Everything in the world is Bhagavan's Lila. Understanding this, a devotee remains unshaken in Bhagavan. Here, twenty dispositions of beings are described, some of which are opposing. Among them, Bhava, Abhava, Yasha, Ayasha are the fruits of past karma, and Sukham, Dukham, Bhaya are the results of ignorance. A devotee should cultivate the vision to perceive these through the power of Bhagavan. Special Note: The spiritual aspirant (sadhaka) should understand the world as the form of Bhagavan. All states are Bhagavan's Lila. Bhagavan has many divine acts (kandas), all of which are His limbs, and through these, one gains a comprehensive vision of the essence of the world.