Word meanings
- jita-ātmanaḥ
- one who has conquered one’s mind
- praśāntasya
- of the peaceful
- parama-ātmā
- God
- samāhitaḥ
- steadfast
- śīta
- in cold
- uṣṇa
- heat
- sukha
- happiness
- duḥkheṣu
- and distress
- tathā
- also
- māna
- in honor
- apamānayoḥ
- and dishonor
Translations
The Supreme Self of him who is self-controlled and peaceful remains balanced in cold and heat, pleasure and pain, as well as in honor and dishonor.
The Self of one who is self-controlled and has attained peace is equally unmoved by heat or cold, pleasure or pain, honor or dishonor.
The supreme Self of one who has control over the aggregate of his body and organs, and who is tranquil, becomes manifest. He should be poised in the midst of cold and heat, happiness and sorrow, as well as honor and dishonor.
जिसने अपने-आपपर अपनी विजय कर ली है, उस शीत-उष्ण (अनुकूलता-प्रतिकूलता) सुख-दुःख तथा मान-अपमानमें निर्विकार मनुष्यको परमात्मा नित्यप्राप्त हैं।Commentary
The selfcontrolled Yogi who is rooted in the Self keeps poise amidst the pairs of opposites (Dvandvas) or the alternating waves of cold and heat, pleasure and pain, honour and dishonour. When the Yogi has subdued his senses, when his mind is balanced and peaceful under all conditions, when he is not in the least influenced by the pairts of opposites, when he has renounced all actions, then the Highest Self really becomes his own Self. He attains to Selfrealisation. As he rests in hiw own Self, he is ever serene or tranil he is not affected by the pairs of opposites, and he stands as adamant in the face of the changing conditions of Nature.