स्थितप्रज्ञ
Sthitaprajna
Person of steady wisdom
📜Understanding Sthitaprajna
The Sthitaprajna—the person of steady wisdom—is the Gita's portrait of an enlightened being. When Arjuna asks Krishna to describe such a person, Krishna paints a picture that becomes one of the text's most beloved passages. This person is unmoved by life's constant fluctuations—neither elated by pleasure nor dejected by pain, neither grasping at what they desire nor running from what they fear.
🕉️Related Shlokas(15)
Gita 2.50
→Bhagavad Gita • Chapter 2
Yoga is skill in action—not clever manipulation for profit, but the artistry of acting so wisely that you transcend both good and bad karma, becoming free in this very life.
Gita 2.54
→Bhagavad Gita • Chapter 2
Arjuna's question cuts to the heart of spiritual life: How do I recognize enlightenment? Not through abstract philosophy but through observable behavior—how does the wise one speak, sit, and walk through this world?
Gita 4.19
→Bhagavad Gita • Chapter 4
When the fire of knowledge burns away all selfish motive from action, what remains is not inaction but wisdom in motion—and the wise recognize such a being as truly learned.
📖Related Stories(15)
Serpent Hood Protection of Parshvanatha
→Kalpa Sutra, Jain tradition
During Parshvanathas intense meditation, his enemy Kamath (reborn as rain-god Meghmali) attacked with storms and floods seeking revenge from nine previous lives. Dharanendra, whom Parshvanatha had saved in the fire, appeared and placed a lotus beneath the meditating saint, then spread his many hoods to shelter him. Parshvanatha remained in perfect equanimity.
Battle of Chamkaur - 40 Against an Army
→Zafarnama
On December 21, 1704, Guru Gobind Singh with 40 Sikhs took shelter in a mud fortress at Chamkaur against a massive Mughal army. His elder sons Ajit Singh (18) and Jujhar Singh (14) sought permission to fight and attained martyrdom. Witnessing his sons death, the Guru stood unshaken and raised the victory cry.
💬Related Dialogues(15)
Prahlad and Hiranyakashipu - The Son Who Defied His Father
→Prahlad & Hiranyakashipu
Faith that cannot be shaken survives what logic cannot explain. Pride that demands worship becomes its own destruction. The divine cannot be defeated because it exists even in those who deny it.
Krishna's Last Teaching to Uddhava - Before the End
→Krishna & Uddhava
The purpose of a teacher is to become unnecessary. We are not the experiences but the awareness in which experiences appear. What truly matters cannot be lost even when forms dissolve.