Gita Bhashya (Sri Ramanujacharya) 18.26
Gita Bhashya (Sri Ramanujacharya) 18.26 · 18 · Verse 26
Sanskrit Original
।।18.26।।मुक्तसङ्गः फलसङ्गरहितः? अनहंवादी कर्तृत्वाभिमानरहितः धृत्युत्साहसमन्वितः? आरब्धे कर्मणि यावत्कर्मसमाप्त्यवर्जनीयदुःखधारणं धृतिः? उत्साहः उद्युक्तचेतस्त्वम्? ताभ्यां समन्वितः सिद्ध्यसिद्ध्योः निर्विकारः युद्धादौ कर्मणि तदुपकरणभूतद्रव्यार्जनादिषु च सिद्ध्यसिद्ध्योः अविकृचित्तः कर्ता सात्त्विक उच्यते।
18.26 'Muktasangah' is one who is free from attachment to fruits. 'Anahamvadi' is one who is devoid of the feeling of being the agent. He is endued with 'steadiness and zeal.' 'Steadiness' is perseverance in regard to an act that has been begun in spite of the pain that is inevitable till the completion of the work. 'Zeal' is the possession of an active mind. One who is enduded with these, and whose mind remains firm, untouched by success and failure in war etc., and also in gathering the material reisities for the work on hand - such an agent is, of Sattvika nature.