Gita map, what the Gita cultivates
धृति Steadiness
A mind that holds its course. Linked to 18 of the core shlokas.
Verses that cultivate it
- 6.5
उद्धरेदात्मनाऽऽत्मानं नात्मानमवसादयेत्।
आत्मैव ह्यात्मनो बन्धुरात्मैव रिपुरात्मनः ॥uddhared ātmanātmānaṁ nātmānam avasādayet
One should raise oneself by one's own self alone; let not one lower oneself; for the self alone is one's own friend, and the self alone is one's own enemy.
ātmaiva hyātmano bandhur ātmaiva ripur ātmanaḥ - 3.8
नियतं कुरु कर्म त्वं कर्म ज्यायो ह्यकर्मणः।
शरीरयात्रापि च ते न प्रसिद्ध्येदकर्मणः ॥niyataṁ kuru karma tvaṁ karma jyāyo hyakarmaṇaḥ
Perform your bounden duty, for action is superior to inaction, and even the maintenance of the body would not be possible for you through inaction.
śharīra-yātrāpi cha te na prasiddhyed akarmaṇaḥ - 13.8
अमानित्वमदम्भित्वमहिंसा क्षान्तिरार्जवम्।
आचार्योपासनं शौचं स्थैर्यमात्मविनिग्रहः ॥amānitvam adambhitvam ahinsā kṣhāntir ārjavam
Humility, unpretentiousness, non-injury, forgiveness, uprightness, service to the teacher, purity, steadfastness, and self-control.
āchāryopāsanaṁ śhauchaṁ sthairyam ātma-vinigrahaḥ - 16.1
अभयं सत्त्वसंशुद्धिः ज्ञानयोगव्यवस्थितिः।
दानं दमश्च यज्ञश्च स्वाध्यायस्तप आर्जवम् ॥abhayaṁ sattva-sanśhuddhir jñāna-yoga-vyavasthitiḥ
The Blessed Lord said: Fearlessness, purity of heart, steadfastness in knowledge and yoga, almsgiving, control of the senses, sacrifice, study of scriptures, austerity, and straightforwardness.
dānaṁ damaśh cha yajñaśh cha svādhyāyas tapa ārjavam - 16.3
तेजः क्षमा धृतिः शौचमद्रोहो नातिमानिता।
भवन्ति सम्पदं दैवीमभिजातस्य भारत ॥tejaḥ kṣhamā dhṛitiḥ śhaucham adroho nāti-mānitā
Vigor, forgiveness, fortitude, purity, absence of hatred, absence of pride—these belong to one born for a divine state, O Arjuna.
bhavanti sampadaṁ daivīm abhijātasya bhārata