Shloka 22
ध्यानयोगः — Dhyāna-Yoga
Discipline of Meditation and Mental Restraint
यदृच्छाला भसंतुष्टो: द्वन्द्धातीतो विमत्सर: । सम: सिद्धावसिद्धौ च कृत्वापि न निबध्यते
yadṛcchā-lābha-santuṣṭo dvandvātīto vimatsaraḥ | samaḥ siddhāv asiddhau ca kṛtvāpi na nibadhyate ||
Sesiapa yang sentiasa reda dengan apa yang datang tanpa diminta, melampaui pasangan pertentangan dan bebas daripada iri hati, serta seimbang dalam berjaya dan gagal—pengamal karma-yoga itu, walaupun berbuat, tidak terikat oleh perbuatan. Dalam latar peperangan nasihat Gītā, inilah kebebasan batin untuk bertindak benar tanpa didorong oleh dahaga, persaingan, atau takut akan hasil.
अजुन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Act without inner dependence on results: be content with unasked gains, transcend emotional opposites, abandon envy, and remain steady in success and failure. Such action, performed without grasping, does not create binding karma.
On the battlefield, Arjuna is being instructed about the discipline of action. The verse characterizes the ideal karma-yogin whose inner poise allows righteous action in war and duty without being psychologically or karmically trapped by outcomes.