SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama:
SlOkam – Original
samadhu:khasukha: svastha: samalOshtASmakAnchana: |
thulyapriyApriyO dhIras thulyanindhAtmasaṁsthuthi: ||
word-by-word meaning
sama dhu:kha sukha: – (one) who considers grief and joy equally
svastha: – who is engaged in the soul (self) only
sama lOshtASma kAnchana: – who considers a block of soil, stone or gold equally
thulya priya apriya: – who considers desirable and undesirable aspects equally
dhIra: – who is able to distinguish between body and soul
thulya nindhAthma samsthuthi: – who considers blame and praise equally
Simple Translation
One who considers grief and joy equally, who is engaged in the soul (self) only, who considers a block of soil, stone or gold equally, who considers desirable and undesirable aspects equally, who is able to distinguish between body and soul, who considers blame and praise equally …. [continued in next SlOkam]
Rendering based on ALkoNdavilli gOvindhAchArya swAmy’s English translation of gIthA bhAshyam
‘Equal in grief and joy; self-centred[1. Editor’s note: This phrase has a negative meaning suggesting “selfish” in modern English usage based on identification with the body, but Sri Govindacharya explains in the purport following the next verse: “Svasthaḥ=Self-centred=he who is established in himself, i.e., from his love centred in ātma, his mind is not distracted with regard to external things, such as the events of rejoicing, the birth of a son etc., and events of grief, such as his death etc.,”]; looking on clod, stone and gold alike; the same in likes and dislikes; equal to blame and praise; wise;’
[Purport for this verse follows next verse.]
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