Chapter 18 • Verse 26
मुक्तसङ्गोऽनहंवादी धृत्युत्साहसमन्वितः। सिद्ध्यसिद्ध्योर्निर्विकारः कर्ता सात्त्विक उच्यते॥
mukta-saṅgo 'nahaṁ-vādī dhṛity-utsāha-samanvitaḥ siddhy-asiddhyor nirvikāraḥ kartā sāttvika uchyate
Meaning
The doer who is free from attachment, not egotistic, endowed with determination and enthusiasm, unaffected by success or failure — is called sattvic.
The sattvic doer is: attachment-free, non-egotistic, determined, enthusiastic, and unchanged by success or failure. This is the ideal — engaged but detached, active but equanimous.
Strength Reflection
"I strive to be free from attachment and ego, determined yet unaffected by results."
Devotional Surrender
O Lord, make me a sattvic doer — engaged, free, and equanimous.