- 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 - 17.16
मनःप्रसादः सौम्यत्वं मौनमात्मविनिग्रहः।
भावसंशुद्धिरित्येतत्तपो मानसमुच्यते ॥manaḥ-prasādaḥ saumyatvaṁ maunam ātma-vinigrahaḥ
Serenity of mind, good-heartedness, self-control, and purity of nature—this is called mental austerity.
bhāva-sanśhuddhir ity etat tapo mānasam uchyate - 3.7
यस्त्विन्द्रियाणि मनसा नियम्यारभतेऽर्जुन।
कर्मेन्द्रियैः कर्मयोगमसक्तः स विशिष्यते ॥yas tvindriyāṇi manasā niyamyārabhate ’rjuna
But whoever, controlling the senses by the mind, O Arjuna, engages himself in Karma Yoga with the organs of action, without attachment, he excels.
karmendriyaiḥ karma-yogam asaktaḥ sa viśhiṣhyate - 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 - 4.39
श्रद्धावाँल्लभते ज्ञानं तत्परः संयतेन्द्रियः।
ज्ञानं लब्ध्वा परां शान्तिमचिरेणाधिगच्छति ॥śhraddhāvān labhate jñānaṁ tat-paraḥ sanyatendriyaḥ
The one who is full of faith, devoted to it, and has subdued their senses obtains this knowledge; and upon obtaining the knowledge, they attain the supreme peace immediately.
jñānaṁ labdhvā parāṁ śhāntim achireṇādhigachchhati