Bhagavad Gita, Chapter 10, Verse 4

Krishna said
बुद्धिर्ज्ञानमसंमोहः क्षमा सत्यं दमः शमः।सुखं दुःखं भवोऽभावो भयं चाभयमेव च ॥10.4॥

buddhirjñānamasaṃmohaḥ kṣamā satyaṃ damaḥ śamaḥsukhaṃ duḥkhaṃ bhavo'bhāvo bhayaṃ cābhayameva ca

Meaning

Understanding, knowledge, clarity, forgiveness, truthfulness, control of the senses, calmness of mind, pleasure and pain, birth and ending, fear and fearlessness: Krishna is listing qualities that, as the next verse says, all come from him.

हिंदी में अर्थ

बुद्धि, ज्ञान, मोह से मुक्ति, क्षमा, सत्य, इंद्रियों पर संयम, मन की शांति, सुख और दुःख, उत्पत्ति और नाश, भय और अभय: कृष्ण ये भाव गिना रहे हैं, जो अगले श्लोक के अनुसार सब उन्हीं से उत्पन्न होते हैं।

Practise it today

Pick one quality from this verse, such as forgiveness, truthfulness or calm, and practise it on purpose in one conversation today.

Reflect tonight

Which quality did you choose, and what happened in that conversation because of it?

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