Srimad Bhagavad Gita -Ramanujacharya 412

Srimad Bhagavad Gita -Ramanujacharya

Chapter-13 Prakṛti-Puruṣa-vivek Yogaḥ

amānitvam adambhitvam ahiṃsā kṣāntir ārjavam | ācāryopāsanaṃ śaucaṃ sthairyam ātma-vinigrahaḥ || 8 || 8. Humility, absence of ostentation, non-injury, forbearance, integrity, service of the preceptor, purity, resoluteness and self-restraint; Commentary 'Humility' (amānitvam) — means showing respect towards eminent people. 'Absence of ostentation' (adambhitvam) — 'dambha' is the practice of Dharma in order to be acclaimed as a virtuous person; freedom from this is un-ostentatiousness, non-injury (ahimsa) — absence of the proclivity to injure others by means of speech, mind and body. Forbearance' (Kṣānti) — is the state of remaining free of resentment towards those who cause one harm. Integrity (ārjava) — complete harmony of one's thought, speech and action in one’s dealing with all other beings. 'Service to the preceptor' — being intent on prostrating, questioning, performing service etc., to the teacher who imparts the knowledge of the Self. 'Purity' — is the maintenance of the ideal state of thought, speech and action, as enjoined by the Shastras, for the reception of the knowledge of the Self and its realisation. 'Resoluteness' — is possessing unshakeable conviction in the teachings of the Shastras concerning the Self. 'Self-restraint' — mean withdrawing the attention from all objects that are different in nature from the Self.