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"Sthitaprajna” i.e. one whose “Prajna” (wisdom) is steady. Arjuna therefore wanted to know how such a person faces the problems of life. The Lord gives the description of such a person - the description which is unique and not found elsewhere in any other scripture of the world.
The question which Arjuna asked was very similar to the question, which was put to Lord Mahavira to state briefly how one should move, stand, speak and eat so that he would not be bound by his actions. By the verse 54 Arjuna also puts a similar question by asking how a person who is called “Sthitaprajna” speaks, sits and moves. Mahavira replied, "Jayam chare, Jayam Citthe, Jayamase Jayam Zaye, Jayam Bhujanto Bhasanto, Pava kammam na Bandhayi.” Meaning: “If a personmoves, stands, sits, speaks and acts with sound discrimination he shall not be bound by his actions”. Practically the same is
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