Quick answer
Bhagavad Gita Chapter 5, Verse 20 (5.20) means: The one who knows the eternal, steady of mind and free of confusion, neither leaps at the pleasant nor recoils from the unpleasant.
न प्रहृष्येत्प्रियं प्राप्य नोद्विजेत्प्राप्य चाप्रियम्। स्थिरबुद्धिरसम्मूढो ब्रह्मविद्ब्रह्मणि स्थितः।।5.20।।
na prahṛiṣhyet priyaṁ prāpya nodvijet prāpya chāpriyam sthira-buddhir asammūḍho brahma-vid brahmaṇi sthitaḥ
The one who knows the eternal, steady of mind and free of confusion, neither leaps at the pleasant nor recoils from the unpleasant.
जो शाश्वत को जानता है, स्थिर मन वाला और मोह से मुक्त, वह न सुखद पाकर उछलता है, न दुखद पाकर घबराता है।
Get a verse like this every day
Vakya puts a Bhagavad Gita verse on your lock and home screen, with Sanskrit, transliteration, and a clear translation in 10 languages. Free, no ads.
Get Vakya on Google PlayThe one who knows the eternal, steady of mind and free of confusion, neither leaps at the pleasant nor recoils from the unpleasant.
It is verse 20 of Chapter 5 of the Bhagavad Gita, which has 29 verses in total.
Vakya is a free app that brings a Bhagavad Gita verse — with Sanskrit, transliteration, and a clear translation in 10 languages — to your Android lock and home screen each day.
