Bhagavad Gita · Chapter 10: The Divine Glories

Bhagavad Gita 10.5

अहिंसा समता तुष्टिस्तपो दानं यशोऽयशः । भवन्ति भावा भूतानां मत्त एव पृथग्विधाः ॥

ahiṃsā samatā tuṣṭistapo dānaṃ yaśo'yaśaḥ | bhavanti bhāvā bhūtānāṃ matta eva pṛthagvidhāḥ ||

non-violence, evenness of mind, contentment, austerity, generosity, fame and disgrace: these different states of beings all arise from me alone.

Modern context

Non-violence appears in this list, spoken on a battlefield. So do fame and disgrace, side by side. All these states, Krishna says, come from him. A person who understands this can hold praise and blame more lightly, knowing that both pass through and neither defines them. And they can value non-violence and contentment as gifts, not achievements to boast of.