Yathora

The Gita · Chapter 10

Bhagavad Gita 10.5

अहिंसा समता तुष्टिस्तपो दानं यशोऽयशः। भवन्ति भावा भूतानां मत्त एव पृथग्विधाः॥

ahiṁsā samatā tuṣṭis tapo dānaṁ yaśo 'yaśaḥ bhavanti bhāvā bhūtānāṁ matta eva pṛthag-vidhāḥ

Translation

Harmlessness, equanimity, content, austerity, almsgiving, fame and obloquy are the various characteristics of beings issuing from Me.

What it means

Harmlessness, equanimity, contentment, austerity, generosity, fame and infamy: these varied states of beings arise from Me alone. Virtue and circumstance alike are sourced in one place. Nothing about us is self-made.

Try this today

Even reputation's two directions are included: the whole inner weather of humanity traced to one origin.

Something to reflect on

Can I see even my reputation, good and bad, as given rather than owned?

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Translation by Annie Besant (1905, public domain). The meanings are original to Yathora, drawn from Shankara’s commentary.