Bhagavad Geeta 2.14
Sanskrit
मात्रास्पर्शास्तु कौन्तेय शीतोष्णसुखदुःखदाः। आगमापायिनोऽनित्यास्तांस्तितिक्षस्व भारत।।2.14।।
mātrā-sparśhās tu kaunteya śhītoṣhṇa-sukha-duḥkha-dāḥ āgamāpāyino ’nityās tans-titikṣhasva bhārata
Meaning
External circumstances—success, failure, praise, criticism—are temporary. Focus on your response, not the situation. This builds resilience and clarity in decision-making.
Translation
But the contacts of the organs with the objects are the producers of cold and heat, happiness, and sorrow. They have a beginning and an end and are transient. Bear them, O descendant of Bharata.
Related Topics
This verse relates to the following principles from the Bhagavad Geeta: