बुद्धिर्ज्ञानमसंमोहः क्षमा सत्यं दमः शमः ।
सुखं दुःखं भवोऽभावो भयं चाभयमेव च ॥
सुखं दुःखं भवोऽभावो भयं चाभयमेव च ॥
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.
— Krishna
Bhagavad Gita · 10.4
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 ॥
Forgiveness, truth, pleasure, pain, fear and fearlessness all come from Krishna, he tells Arjuna.
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
Krishna teaches more than strategy here; he is naming the source of every human capacity and condition. This verse widens the conversation from war to the whole texture of life.
What it looks like today
Before a hard talk with your father, your mood swings from courage to fear to calm to shame. Krishna's list puts every one of those states under one source, so none of them has to define you.
“You do not have to manufacture your best qualities alone; they are already being carried by a larger source.”
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