Bhagavad Gita · Vibhuti YogaChapter 10, Shloka 5 (10.5)
Original Sanskrit · श्रीभगवान्
अहिंसा समता तुष्टिस्तपो दानं यशोऽयशः
भवन्ति भावा भूतानां मत्त एव पृथग्विधाः
॥ 10.5 ॥
ahiṃsā samatā tuṣṭistapo dānaṃ yaśo'yaśaḥ
bhavanti bhāvā bhūtānāṃ matta eva pṛthagvidhāḥ
Translation
"— non-violence, equanimity, contentment, austerity, charity, fame and ill fame — these many kinds of states of beings arise from me alone."
Interpretation
Shankaracharya. ahiṃsā apīḍā prāṇinām; tuṣṭiḥ saṃtoṣaḥ paryāptabuddhir lābheṣu — considering what one has received to be enough; dānaṃ yathāśakti saṃvibhāgaḥ — sharing according to one's capacity; yaśaḥ dharmanimittā kīrtiḥ; ayaśas tu adharmanimittā akīrtiḥ; bhūtānāṃ prāṇināṃ mattaḥ eva īśvarāt pṛthagvidhāḥ nānāvidhāḥ svakarmānurūpeṇa — each according to their own karma.
Acharya Ramanuja. ahiṃsā paraduḥkhāhetutvam — not being the cause of another's pain; samatā ātmani suhṛtsu vipakṣeṣu ca arthānarthayoḥ samamatitvam — an even mind about the gain and loss of oneself, one's friends and one's opponents; dānaṃ svakīyabhogyānāṃ parasmai pratipādanam.
AI-assisted draft translation — under review.