Geetanjali

Bhagavad Geeta 15.16

Sanskrit

द्वाविमौ पुरुषौ लोके क्षरश्चाक्षर एव च।क्षरः सर्वाणि भूतानि कूटस्थोऽक्षर उच्यते।।15.16।।

dvāv imau puruṣhau loke kṣharaśh chākṣhara eva cha kṣharaḥ sarvāṇi bhūtāni kūṭa-stho ’kṣhara uchyate

Meaning

Focus on what you can control—your choices and character—rather than chasing external outcomes that constantly shift and fade.

Translation

There are two kinds of people in the world: the mutable and the immutable. The mutable consists of all things; the one existing as Maya is referred to as the immutable.

Related Topics

This verse relates to the following principles from the Bhagavad Geeta: