Bhagavad Gita Chapter 2, Verse 15

Quick answer

Bhagavad Gita Chapter 2, Verse 15 (2.15) means: The person who is steady in pleasure and pain, whom these cannot shake, is the one who is ready for the deathless, O best of men.

Sanskrit

यं हि न व्यथयन्त्येते पुरुषं पुरुषर्षभ। समदुःखसुखं धीरं सोऽमृतत्वाय कल्पते।।2.15।।

Transliteration

yaṁ hi na vyathayantyete puruṣhaṁ puruṣharṣhabha sama-duḥkha-sukhaṁ dhīraṁ so ’mṛitatvāya kalpate

Translation

The person who is steady in pleasure and pain, whom these cannot shake, is the one who is ready for the deathless, O best of men.

Hindi

हे नरश्रेष्ठ, जो व्यक्ति सुख और दुःख में स्थिर रहता है, जिसे ये डिगा नहीं सकते, वही अमरता के योग्य है।

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What is the meaning of Bhagavad Gita Chapter 2, Verse 15?

The person who is steady in pleasure and pain, whom these cannot shake, is the one who is ready for the deathless, O best of men.

Which chapter is verse 2.15 from?

It is verse 15 of Chapter 2 of the Bhagavad Gita, which has 72 verses in total.

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