Srimad Bhagavad Gita -Ramanujacharya 145

Srimad Bhagavad Gita -Ramanujacharya

Chapter-4 Jñāna Vibhāga Yogaḥ

yadṛcchālābha santuṣṭo dvandvātito vimatsaraḥ | samaḥ siddhāvasiddhau ca kṛtvāpi na nibadhyate || 22 || 22. Content with what comes without effort, transcending the pairs of opposites, free from ill-will, balanced in success and failure, though acting, one is not bound. Commentary Content with whatever chance (without deliberate effort) may bring for the maintenance of the body. 'Transcending the pairs of opposites' means enduring cold and heat and such other experiences of duality (such as pleasure & pain etc), until the practice of Karma Yoga has been actualised. 'Free from ill-will' means free from animosity towards other beings, recognising that one's own karma is the cause of all personal suffering [and thus there is no need to blame any one else]. ‘balanced in success and failure' means maintaining mental equanimity in success like victory in war, etc., and defeat — such a person 'is not bound' that is, does not become entangled in the cycle of births and deaths (Samsara), even though practising Karma Yoga only.