Bhagavad Geeta 6.5
Sanskrit
उद्धरेदात्मनाऽऽत्मानं नात्मानमवसादयेत्। आत्मैव ह्यात्मनो बन्धुरात्मैव रिपुरात्मनः।।6.5।।
uddhared ātmanātmānaṁ nātmānam avasādayet ātmaiva hyātmano bandhur ātmaiva ripur ātmanaḥ
Meaning
You alone control your success or failure. Build yourself up through discipline and wise choices, or tear yourself down through negligence. Take responsibility for your...
Translation
One should save oneself by oneself; one should not degrade oneself. For oneself is indeed one's own friend; oneself is indeed one's own enemy.
Related Topics
This verse relates to the following principles from the Bhagavad Geeta: