Gita Bhashya -Sankara 389

Shri Sankara's Gita Bhashya

(Sri Sankaracharya's Commentary on the Gita)

CHAPTER -10

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Ahimsā samatā tustis-tctpo dānctm yaio(a)yaiah
Bhavanti bhāvā bhūtānām matta eva prthag-

5. Non-injury, even-ness, contentment, austerity, benevolence, good name, ill-fame;-(these) different kinds of dispositions of beings arise from Me alone.

Non-injury, not causing pain to living beings; even-ness, equanimity of mind; contentment, satisfaction, the feeling of having had enough with what has been obtained; austerity, subjection of the body to pain, accompanied with control of the senses; benevolence, sharing (of one's wealth) to the extent of his capacity; good name, fame due to virtue (dharma); ill-fame, bad name due to vice (adharma);-(these) dijferent kinds nf dispositions in the manifold forms, intellect and others afore-mentioned (verses 4 and 5), of living beings arise from Me, Iśvara, alone, according to their respective karma.

Moreover,

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