Steadiness

Yam hi na vyathayanty ete purusham purusharshabha, sama-duhkha-sukham dhiram so 'mritatvaya kalpate

O best among men, the person who is not disturbed by happiness and distress and is steady in both is certainly eligible for liberation.

Yuktah karma-phalam tyaktva shantim apnoti naishthikim, ayuktah kama-karena phale sakto nibadhyate

The steadily devoted soul attains unadulterated peace by renouncing the fruits of action, whereas the unsteady soul is bound by desire for rewards.

Yatha dipo nivata-stho nengate sopama smrita, yogino yata-chittasya yunjato yogam atmanah

As a lamp in a windless place does not flicker, so the disciplined mind of a yogi remains steady in meditation on the self.

Udasina-vad asino gunaির na vicalyate, guna vartanta ity evam yo 'vatishthati nengate

Those who remain neutral like a witness, unshaken by the gunas, knowing that the gunas alone are active, remain steadfast and do not waver.