bhagavad-gitagitakrishnasthitaprajna

𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌮𑌦𑍍𑌭𑌗𑌵𑌦𑍍𑌗𑍀𑌤𑌾 2.56 — 𑌦𑍁𑌃𑌖𑍇𑌷𑍍𑌵𑌨𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌗𑍍𑌨𑌮𑌨𑌾𑌃

ശ്രീമദ് ഭഗവദ് ഗീത 2.56 — ദുഃഖേഷ്വനുദ്വിഗ്നമനാഃ in Grantha · 𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥

🕉️ hindu·📿 11× repetitions·🕐 Brahma Muhurta (pre-dawn) or any quiet meditation hour·📜 Bhagavad Gita Chapter 2, Verse 56

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Origin & Story

Bhagavad Gita Chapter 2, Verse 56 · Bhagavan Sri Krishna (as recorded by Maharishi Veda Vyasa) · Ancient (part of the Mahabharata, c. 5th–2nd century BCE in present form)

When Arjuna asks Krishna to describe the marks of a person whose wisdom is steady, Krishna responds with a luminous series of verses, of which this is among the most loved. It distils the goal of all yoga — a mind so balanced that neither grief nor pleasure can disturb it. Generations of seekers have memorised these verses as a daily mirror for self-examination.

✦ As told in scripture

It is traditionally taught that one who meditates on the sthitaprajna verses gradually acquires their qualities; saints describe such devotees as remaining serene as a lamp in a windless place even amid the storms of worldly life.

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The Mantra

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𑌦𑍁𑌃𑌖𑍇𑌷𑍍𑌵𑌨𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌗𑍍𑌨𑌮𑌨𑌾𑌃 𑌸𑍁𑌖𑍇𑌷𑍁 𑌵𑌿𑌗𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌪𑍃𑌹𑌃। 𑌵𑍀𑌤𑌰𑌾𑌗𑌭𑌯𑌕𑍍𑌰𑍋𑌧𑌃 𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌿𑌤𑌧𑍀𑌰𑍍𑌮𑍁𑌨𑌿𑌰𑍁𑌚𑍍𑌯𑌤𑍇॥

duḥkheṣhv-anudvigna-manāḥ sukheṣhu vigata-spṛihaḥ vīta-rāga-bhaya-krodhaḥ sthita-dhīr munir uchyate

Meaning:ആരുടെ മനസ്സ് ദുഃഖത്തിൽ ഇളകുന്നില്ലയോ, ആര് സുഖങ്ങൾ ആഗ്രഹിക്കുന്നില്ലയോ, രാഗം, ഭയം, ക്രോധം എന്നിവയിൽ നിന്ന് മുക്തനായിരിക്കുന്നുവോ, അവൻ സ്ഥിരബുദ്ധിയുള്ള മുനി എന്ന് വിളിക്കപ്പെടുന്നു.

Word-by-Word Meaning

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𑌦𑍁𑌃𑌖𑍇𑌷𑍁🔊duḥkheṣhuamidst miseries

𑌅𑌨𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌗𑍍𑌨𑌮𑌨𑌾𑌃🔊anudvigna-manāḥone whose mind is undisturbed

𑌸𑍁𑌖𑍇𑌷𑍁🔊sukheṣhuin pleasure

𑌵𑌿𑌗𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌪𑍃𑌹𑌃🔊vigata-spṛihaḥwithout craving

𑌵𑍀𑌤🔊vītafree from

𑌰𑌾𑌗🔊rāgaattachment

𑌭𑌯🔊bhayafear

𑌕𑍍𑌰𑍋𑌧𑌃🔊krodhaḥanger

𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌿𑌤𑌧𑍀𑌃🔊sthita-dhīḥone of steady wisdom, enlightened person

𑌮𑍁𑌨𑌿𑌃🔊muniḥa sage

𑌉𑌚𑍍𑌯𑌤𑍇🔊uchyateis called

Benefits of Chanting ശ്രീമദ് ഭഗവദ് ഗീത 2.56 — ദുഃഖേഷ്വനുദ്വിഗ്നമനാഃ

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Defines the qualities of a sthitaprajna — the sage of steady wisdom

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Helps the mind remain undisturbed in sorrow and unattached in joy

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Frees the heart from attachment (raga), fear (bhaya) and anger (krodha)

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A daily contemplation for cultivating unshakable inner calm

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Guides the seeker toward self-mastery and emotional balance

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Inspires equanimity that is the foundation of meditation and devotion

How to Chant ശ്രീമദ് ഭഗവദ് ഗീത 2.56 — ദുഃഖേഷ്വനുദ്വിഗ്നമനാഃ

Repetitions11times

Best TimeBrahma Muhurta (pre-dawn) or any quiet meditation hour

Chant the verse slowly and reflect on each quality — undisturbed in sorrow, free of craving in pleasure, beyond attachment, fear and anger. Use it as a daily self-review: gently observe where the mind is shaken and resolve to return to the steady, witnessing calm of the sthitaprajna.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page shows the complete ശ്രീമദ് ഭഗവദ് ഗീത 2.56 — ദുഃഖേഷ്വനുദ്വിഗ്നമനാഃ written in the Grantha script — the same Sanskrit/Hindi verses, transliterated character-by-character so you can read and chant comfortably. Tap any line (or the ▶ button) to hear it recited aloud.

Yes — only the script changes; the words and their meaning are the original. The verse-by-verse meaning, benefits and how-to-chant guidance on this page apply exactly the same.

A sthitaprajna is a person of 'steady wisdom' whose intellect is firmly established in the Self. As this verse describes, such a sage is unshaken by misery, free of craving in pleasure, and liberated from attachment, fear and anger.

Raga (attachment) gives rise to fear of loss and anger when desires are obstructed. Krishna names all three because freedom from attachment naturally dissolves fear and anger, producing lasting peace.

Yes. It is one of the Gita’s clearest teachings on emotional equanimity. Regular reflection on it trains the mind to stay calm in adversity and balanced in success, which is the essence of yoga.

It belongs to the closing section of Chapter 2 (Sankhya Yoga), where Arjuna asks how a person of steady wisdom speaks, sits and moves, and Krishna answers with this famous description.

ശ്രീമദ് ഭഗവദ് ഗീത 2.55 — പ്രജഹാതി യദാ കാമാൻश्रीमद्भगवद्गीता २.५५ — प्रजहाति यदा कामान्ശ്രീമദ് ഭഗവദ് ഗീത 2.69 — യാ നിശാ സർവഭൂതാനാംश्रीमद्भगवद्गीता २.६९ — या निशा सर्वभूतानां ശ്രീമദ് ഭഗവദ്ഗീത 2.71 — വിഹായ കാമാന്യഃ സർവാൻश्रीमद्भगवद्गीता 2.71 — विहाय कामान्यः सर्वान्ശ്രീമദ്ഭഗവദ്ഗീത 2.14 — മാത്രാസ്പർശാസ്തു കൗന്തേയश्रीमद्भगवद्गीता 2.14 — मात्रास्पर्शास्तु कौन्तेय ഭഗവദ്ഗീത ൬.൧൯ — യഥാ ദീപോ നിവാതസ്ഥോश्रीमद्भगवद्गीता ६.१९ — यथा दीपो निवातस्थो ധ്യായതോ വിഷയാന്‍പുംസഃ (ഭഗവദ്ഗീത 2.62)ध्यायतो विषयान्पुंसः ശ്രീമദ് ഭഗവദ് ഗീത 2.40 — നേഹാഭിക്രമനാശോऽസ്തിश्रीमद्भगवद्गीता २.४० — नेहाभिक्रमनाशोऽस्ति

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