Chapter 2 · Knowledge of the Self
Bhagavad Gita 2.57
Neither elated by the good nor bitter at the bad.
Shri Bhagavan
यः सर्वत्रानभिस्नेहस्तत्तत्प्राप्य शुभाशुभम् ।
नाभिनन्दति न द्वेष्टि तस्य प्रज्ञा प्रतिष्ठिता ॥
yaḥ sarvatrānabhisnehastattatprāpya śubhāśubham / nābhinandati na dveṣṭi tasya prajñā pratiṣṭhitā
The one who is unattached everywhere, who neither rejoices at what is pleasant nor recoils from what is not when it comes to him — his understanding is firmly set.
हिंदी · जो सर्वत्र आसक्ति से रहित है, जो शुभ पाकर हर्षित नहीं होता और अशुभ पाकर द्वेष नहीं करता — उसकी प्रज्ञा प्रतिष्ठित है।
What it means
Neither elated by the good nor bitter at the bad.
One who is without attachment everywhere, who neither rejoices when good comes nor hates when bad comes — that person’s wisdom is firmly set.
This is the Trust’s own reading, written for this site. The verse above it is the text.
Where this verse stands
The steady person
Chapter 22.54–72
Arjuna asks how stable wisdom appears in life; desire, anger, senses and peace are examined.
This verse belongs to the middle development of the movement.
Common questions
What does Bhagavad Gita 2.57 mean?
Neither elated by the good nor bitter at the bad. One who is without attachment everywhere, who neither rejoices when good comes nor hates when bad comes — that person’s wisdom is firmly set.
Who speaks Bhagavad Gita 2.57?
Shri Bhagavan. The speaker is taken from the text’s own उवाच line as transcribed, not inferred from the verse number.