बुद्धिर्ज्ञानमसंमोहः क्षमा सत्यं दमः शमः ।
सुखं दुःखं भवोऽभावो भयं चाभयमेव च ॥
सुखं दुःखं भवोऽभावो भयं चाभयमेव च ॥
Hindi · हिन्दी
बुद्धि, ज्ञान, असम्मोह, क्षमा, सत्य, दम, शम, सुख, दुःख, भव, अभाव, भय, अभय, अहिंसा, समता, तुष्टि, तप, दान, यश और अपयश प्राणियोंके ये अनेक प्रकारके और अलगअलग बीस भाव मेरेसे ही होते हैं ॥
English
Understanding, wisdom, freedom from confusion, forgiveness, truth, self-restraint, calmness, pleasure, pain, coming into being, ceasing to be, fear, fearlessness, nonviolence, evenness, contentment, austerity, charity, fame, and disgrace arise from me alone.
What this verse means
Krishna says that every good and difficult human quality comes from him alone, including wisdom, restraint, joy, fear, courage, and even changes in existence itself.
Context & commentary
On the battlefield of Kurukshetra, Arjuna is frozen by fear and doubt. Krishna is not only teaching strategy; he is revealing the source of every human capacity and condition. This verse expands the scale of the conversation from war to the whole texture of life.
Why this verse still matters
You watch your own mood swing before a hard conversation: courage, fear, calm, and shame all seem to arrive uninvited. This verse says those states are not random accidents; they come from one deeper source.
The takeaway
You do not have to manufacture your best qualities alone; they are already being carried by a larger source.
Word-by-word translation
बुद्धिः (understanding) / ज्ञानम् (wisdom) / असंमोहः (freedom from confusion) / क्षमा (forgiveness) / सत्यम् (truth) / दमः (self-restraint) / शमः (calmness) / सुखम् (pleasure) / दुःखम् (pain) / भवः (coming into being) / अभावः (ceasing to be) / भयम् (fear) / च (and) / अभयम् (fearlessness) / एव (indeed) / च (and)
This verse is part of Bhagavad Gita Chapter 10: Vibhuti Yoga — The Yoga of Divine Glories, which contains 42 verses.
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