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BG 2.56 — 2.56 He whose mind is not shaken by adversity, who does not hanker after pleasures, and is free from attachment, fear and anger, is called a sage of steady | Live Gita
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दुःखेष्वनुद्विग्नमनाः सुखेषु विगतस्पृहः |
वीतरागभयक्रोधः स्थितधीर्मुनिरुच्यते ||२-५६||

duḥkheṣvanudvignamanāḥ sukheṣu vigataspṛhaḥ . vītarāgabhayakrodhaḥ sthitadhīrmunirucyate ||2-56||


।।2.56।। दुख में जिसका मन उद्विग्न नहीं होता सुख में जिसकी स्पृहा निवृत्त हो गयी है? जिसके मन से राग? भय और क्रोध नष्ट हो गये हैं? वह मुनि स्थितप्रज्ञ कहलाता है।।

Word-by-word meanings

2.56 दुःखेषु in adversity? अनुद्विग्नमनाः of unshaken mind? सुखेषु in pleasure? विगतस्पृहः withut hankering? वीतरागभयक्रोधः free from attachment? fear and anger? स्थितधीः of steady wisdom? मुनिः sage? उच्यते (he) is called.Commentary Lord Krishna gives His answer to the second part of Arjunas estion as to the conduct of a sage of steady wisdom in the 56th? 57th and 58th verses.The mind of a sage of steady wisdom is not distressed in calamities. He is not affected by the three afflictions (Taapas

Commentaries

Non-dualism. The individual self and Brahman are one. The world is appearance (maya). Liberation through knowledge.

Sri Shankaracharya

।।2.56।।तथा आध्यात्मिक आदि तीनों प्रकारके दुःखोंके प्राप्त होनेमें जिसका मन उद्विग्न नहीं होता अर्थात् क्षुभित नहीं होता उसे अनुद्विग्नमना कहते हैं। तथा सुखोंकी प्राप्तिमें जिसकी स्पृहातृष्णा नष्ट हो गयी है अर्थात् ईंधन डालनेसे जैसे अग्नि बढ़ती है वैसे ही सुखके साथसाथ जिसकी लालसा नहीं बढ़ती वह विगतस्पृह कहलाता है। एवं आसक्ति भय और क्रोध जिसके नष्ट हो गये हैं वह वीतरागभयक्रोध कहलाता है ऐसे गुणोंसे युक्त जब कोई हो जाता है तब वह स्थितधी यानी स्थितप्रज्ञ और मुनि यानी संन्यासी कहलाता है।

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Swami Gambirananda

2.56 That monk is called a man of steady wisdom when his mind is unperturbed in sorrow, he is free from longing for delights, and has gone beyond attachment, fear and anger.

This interpretation draws on the Advaita tradition and may not represent the view of any single school. For authoritative guidance within a specific tradition, seek a qualified teacher.

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