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न प्रहृष्येत्प्रियं प्राप्य नोद्विजेत्प्राप्य चाप्रियम्। स्थिरबुद्धिरसम्मूढो ब्रह्मविद्ब्रह्मणि स्थितः।।5.20।।
na prahṛiṣhyet priyaṁ prāpya nodvijet prāpya chāpriyam sthira-buddhir asammūḍho brahma-vid brahmaṇi sthitaḥ
He who knows and lives in the Absolute remains unmoved and unperturbed; he is not elated by pleasure nor depressed by pain.
English rendering by Shri Purohit Swami. Each source voice remains named.
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| Sanskrit form | Meaning here |
|---|---|
| na | neither |
| prahṛiṣhyet | rejoice |
| priyam | the pleasant |
| prāpya | obtaining |
| na | nor |
| udvijet | become disturbed |
| prāpya | attaining |
| cha | also |
| apriyam | the unpleasant |
| sthira-buddhiḥ | steady intellect |
| asammūḍhaḥ | firmly situated |
| brahma-vit | having a firm understanding of divine knowledge |
| brahmaṇi | established in God |
| sthitaḥ | situated |
This is the state of a Jivanmukta or a liberated sage or a Brahmana who identifies himself with the Self or Atman. He has abandoned all actions as he rests in Brahman.
Attributed explanatory witness: Swami Sivananda. Chapter lens: Compare renunciation of work with renunciation of attachment and examine the chapter’s account of inner freedom.
Three named reading witnesses
Śaṅkara edition witness
Swami GambiranandaA knower of Brahman, who is established in Brahman, should have their intellect steady and should not be deluded. They should not get delighted by getting what is desirable, nor become dejected by getting what is undesirable.
Rāmānuja edition witness
Swami AdidevanandaHe who knows Brahman (individual self) and abides in Brahman, whose mind is steadfastly focused on the self and undeluded by body consciousness:he neither rejoices at gaining what is pleasant nor grieves on obtaining what is unpleasant.
Sivananda commentary witness
Swami SivanandaThis is the state of a Jivanmukta or a liberated sage or a Brahmana who identifies himself with the Self or Atman. He has abandoned all actions as he rests in Brahman.
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He who knows and lives in the Absolute remains unmoved and unperturbed
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he is not elated by pleasure nor depressed by pain
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na: neither
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