📿 Shloka Collection

Na Prahrishyet Priyam Prapya

Gita 5.20 Bhagavad Gita

📖 Bhagavad Gita, Chapter 5 — Karma Sannyasa Yoga

न प्रहृष्येत्प्रियं प्राप्य नोद्विजेत्प्राप्य चाप्रियम् ।

स्थिरबुद्धिरसम्मूढो ब्रह्मविद्ब्रह्मणि स्थितः ॥

Na prahrishyet priyam prapya nodvijet prapya chapryiam

Sthira-buddhir-asammudho brahma-vid brahmani sthitah

Word-by-Word Meaning

न प्रहृष्येत्

does not leap with delight

प्रियम्

something pleasant

प्राप्य

upon obtaining

न उद्विजेत्

does not tremble

प्राप्य च अप्रियम्

upon receiving the unpleasant

स्थिरबुद्धिः

of steady intellect

असम्मूढः

free from delusion

ब्रह्मवित्

knower of Brahman

ब्रह्मणि

in Brahman

स्थितः

established

Explanation in Simple English

A knower of Brahman does not get swept away when something pleasant arrives, and does not panic when something unpleasant comes. That person's intellect is steady. Delusion has no hold. They are established in Brahman.

An old tree — whether strong winds batter it, heavy rain soaks it, or harsh sun beats down — does not budge from its roots. The brahma-jnani's steadiness is like that. Neither good fortune nor bad fortune can shake them.

Context and Significance

This shloka echoes the sthitaprajna (steady-minded) qualities described in Chapter 2. In the fifth chapter, the same qualities appear under the heading of the brahma-jnani. Tradition holds that being established in Brahman does not mean inactivity — it means living an active life with inner equanimity.

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