Chapter 12 Verse 13 of 20

• adveṣṭā sarva-bhūtānāḿ
• maitraḥ karuṇa eva ca
• nirmamo nirahańkāraḥ
• sama-duḥkha-sukhaḥ kṣamī
• santuṣṭaḥ satataḿ yogī
• yatātmā dṛḍha-niścayaḥ
• mayy arpita-mano-buddhir
• yo mad-bhaktaḥ sa me priyaḥ

Translation

One who is not envious but is a kind friend to all living entities, who does not think himself a proprietor and is free from false ego, who is equal in both happiness and distress, who is tolerant, always satisfied, self-controlled, and engaged in devotional service with determination, his mind and intelligence fixed on Me — such a devotee of Mine is very dear to Me.

Synonyms

• adveṣṭā

  nonenvious

• bhūtānām

  toward all living entities

• maitraḥ

  friendly

• karuṇaḥ

  kindly

• eva

  certainly

• ca

  also

• nirmamaḥ

  with no sense of proprietorship

• niraha

  nirahań

• āraḥ

  without false ego

• sama

  equal

• duḥkha

  in distress

• sukhaḥ

  and happiness

• kṣamī

  forgiving

• santuṣṭaḥ

  satisfied

• satatam

  always

• yogī

  one engaged in devotion

• ātmā

  self-controlled

• niścayaḥ

  with determination

• mayi

  upon Me

• arpita

  engaged

• manaḥ

  mind

• buddhiḥ

  and intelligence

• yaḥ

  one who

• bhaktaḥ

  My devotee

• saḥ

  he

• me

  to Me

• priyaḥ

  dear.

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