Vishnu Mind & Self-Control Bhagavad Gita Verse
Bhagavad Gita 2.14: Krishna says that heat and cold, pleasure and pain come and go, and asks Arjuna to bear them patiently. Sanskrit and meaning.
Sanskrit
मात्रास्पर्शास्तु कौन्तेय शीतोष्णसुखदुःखदाः ।
आगमापायिनोऽनित्यास्तांस्तितिक्षस्व भारत ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
mātrā-sparśās tu kaunteya śītoṣṇa-sukha-duḥkha-dāḥ |
āgamāpāyino ’nityās tāṃs titikṣasva bhārata ||
Meaning
The touch of the senses with their objects, son of Kunti, brings cold and heat, pleasure and pain. They come and they go; they do not last. Bear them patiently, descendant of Bharata.
Source / Textual Reference
Bhagavad Gita 2.14 (Chapter 2, verse 14)
The Bhagavad Gita is part of the Mahabharata. It records a talk between Krishna and the warrior Arjuna on the field of Kurukshetra, just before a great battle. Krishna is the speaker.
Traditional Significance
Krishna asks Arjuna to meet changing feelings with patience (titikṣā). Heat and cold, pleasure and pain arrive and pass, so they need not shake a steady mind.
“Kaunteya” (son of Kunti) and “Bhārata” (descendant of Bharata) are names for Arjuna.
Traditional Practice
The verse is read, studied and reflected on. There is no fixed time or number of repetitions.