Kṛṣṇa continues the description: the person whose knowledge is fixed is unaffected by whatever good or evil may come their way. They neither rejoice in good fortune nor despise misfortune. They have transcended the habit of labeling life’s events as ‘good’ or ‘bad’ based on personal preference. In the material world, duality is inevitable—sometimes you win, sometimes you lose. The common person is an emotional yo-yo, but the sage is ‘anabhisnehaḥ’, meaning free from the sticky affection that binds us to outcomes. He is an observer who accepts everything as it is. He doesn’t say, “My luck is great!” when he succeeds, nor does he curse the world when he fails. He understands that both are temporary fluctuations of matter. This detachment is not coldness; it is the highest form of sanity. It means his happiness is not a hostage to external circumstances.