Chapter 10 verse 4-5
“From me alone
arise the varieties in the qualities amongst humans, such as intellect,
knowledge, clarity of thought, forgiveness, truthfulness, control over the
senses and mind, joy and sorrow, birth and death, fear and courage,
non-violence, equanimity, contentment, austerity, charity, fame, and infamy.”
Lord declares that following qualities and states emanate
from Him alone based on the receptiveness of person with the filter of their Vasanas,
effect of past karma and present disposition. I realized only today that Adi
Shankara’s 4 pillars of knowledge in his vivekachudamani including sama, dama,
tithiksha, uparathi, vairagya, viveka etc., originally came from Krishna’s
teaching in Bhagavat Gita. Again everything including the Vedas came from Him. Again
below is direct quote from Swami Mukundananda with a few of my additions.
Buddhi is the ability to
analyze things in their proper perspective.
Jñānam is the ability to
discriminate spiritual from material, real and not real.
Asammoham is the absence of
confusion or clarity of thought.
Kṣhamā is the ability to
forgive those who have harmed us.
Satyam is the veracity to
declare the truth for the benefit of all.
Dama means restraining
the senses from the sense objects.
Śhama is restraint and
control of the mind.
Sukham is the emotion of
joy and delight.
Duḥkham is the emotion of
sorrow and affliction.
Bhavaḥ is the perception of
one’s existence “I am.”
Abhāvaḥ is the experience of
death.
Bhaya is the fear of
oncoming difficulties.
Abhaya is freedom from
fear.
Ahimsā is abstinence from
harming any being through word, deed, or thought.
Samatā is equanimity in
good and bad situations.
Tuṣhṭi is feeling content
in whatever comes by ones karma.
Tapa is voluntary
austerities for spiritual benefit, in accordance with the Vedas.
Dāna is giving in charity
to one who is worthy.
Yaśha is fame arising from
possessing good qualities.
Ayaśha is infamy for
possessing bad qualities.
