Bhagavad Gita, Chapter 18, Verse 14
अधिष्ठानं तथा कर्ता करणं च पृथग्विधम्।विविधाश्च पृथक्चेष्टा दैवं चैवात्र पञ्चमम् ॥18.14॥adhiṣṭhānaṃ tathā kartā karaṇaṃ ca pṛthagvidhamvividhāśca pṛthakceṣṭā daivaṃ caivātra pañcamam
Meaning
The five are: the body as the seat of action, the doer, the various instruments (senses), the many different efforts, and fifth, the unseen power often called fate or the divine.
हिंदी में अर्थ
ये पाँच हैं: शरीर जो कर्म का आधार है, कर्ता, अलग-अलग साधन (इंद्रियाँ), तरह-तरह के प्रयास, और पाँचवाँ, दैव यानी अदृश्य शक्ति।
Practise it today
When something does not go your way today, check all five: your body, yourself, your tools, your effort, and what was beyond your control.
Reflect tonight
What part of today's outcome was truly beyond your control? Did seeing that ease you?
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