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29 June 2026 · They come and go; endure them.
मात्रास्पर्शास्तु कौन्तेय शीतोष्णसुखदुःखदाः । आगमापायिनोऽनित्यास्तांस्तितिक्षस्व भारत ॥
mātrā-sparśās tu kaunteya śītoṣṇa-sukha-duḥkha-dāḥ | āgamāpāyino 'nityās tāṃs titikṣasva bhārata ||
“The contacts of the senses with their objects, O son of Kuntī, give rise to cold and heat, pleasure and pain. They come and go and are impermanent; endure them, O Bhārata.”
Vedika source-faithful rendering checked against Bhagavad Gita 2.14 Sanskrit and word-level meanings; not a quoted published translation.
“Pleasure and pain move through experience like changing seasons. The Gita does not ask us to deny what we feel, but to see its impermanence clearly. When we stop treating every passing sensation as final, endurance becomes steadiness, and steadiness creates room for wiser action.”
They come and go; endure them. Bhagavad Gita 2.14
Vedika commentary
Vedika should frame endurance as lucid steadiness, not emotional suppression. The verse recognises pleasure and pain while teaching that neither is permanent or sufficient to govern action.
Vedika distinguishes the original Sanskrit, a literal rendering, and an interpretive paraphrase so that the words of the text are never confused with explanation.
Source
They come and go; endure them. Bhagavad Gita 2.14
Traditional commentary
Traditional Gītā commentary reads mātrā-sparśa as the contact of senses and objects producing temporary opposites. Titikṣā is patient endurance that does not abandon dharma, clarity, or necessary action.
Explanation
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