BG 6.7

You’re quoting a powerful verse from the Bhagavad Gītā, specifically:

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Bhagavad Gītā – Chapter 6, Verse 7

जितात्मनः प्रशान्तस्य परमात्मा समाहितः।

शीतोष्णसुखदुःखेषु तथा मानापमानयोः॥

Jitātmanah praśāntasya paramātmā samāhitaḥ,

Śītoṣṇa-sukha-duḥkheṣu tathā mānāpamānayoḥ.

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Translation (Literal)

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For one who has conquered the self, who is serene, the Supreme Self is perfectly situated. He remains balanced in cold and heat, pleasure and pain, and also in honor and dishonor.

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Meaning & Commentary

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This verse describes the qualities of a yogi or a realized being:

• Jitātmanah: One who has mastered the mind and senses.
• Praśāntasya: Who is tranquil, calm, peaceful.
• Paramātmā samāhitaḥ: The Supreme Self is revealed and stabilized within such a person.
• Śītoṣṇa-sukha-duḥkheṣu: In the dualities of cold and heat, pleasure and pain…
• Mānāpamānayoḥ: …and in honor and dishonor — such a person stays equanimous.

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Spiritual Insight

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This verse emphasizes that equanimity in dualities (like praise/blame, pain/pleasure) is a sign of true spiritual mastery. When the individual ego is subdued, the Supreme Self (Paramātmā) can shine forth in full clarity within one’s consciousness.

It reflects the core of yogic and Vedantic philosophy:

Liberation is not escape from the world, but mastery within it.

🔱 Connection to Shiva:

These are the attributes of Shiva — the supreme Yogi who is:

• Unmoved by extremes,
• Residing in eternal stillness,
• The one in whom Paramātmā is always samāhita (fully integrated).

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