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कर्मण्येवाधिकारस्ते
You have the right to act...
कर्मण्येवाधिकारस्ते
You have the right to act...
समः शत्रौ च मित्रे च तथा मानापमानयोः |
शीतोष्णसुखदुःखेषु समः सङ्गविवर्जितः ||१२-१८||
samaḥ śatrau ca mitre ca tathā mānāpamānayoḥ . śītoṣṇasukhaduḥkheṣu samaḥ saṅgavivarjitaḥ ||12-18||
He who is the same to foe and friend, and also in honour and dishonour, who is the same in cold and heat, pleasure and pain, who is free from attachment.
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Krishna describes perfect balance: "The person who treats enemies and friends the same, who is the same whether honored or insulted, the same in heat and cold, pleasure and pain — who is free from attachment —"
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