Chapter 12 · The Yoga of Devotion

श्रीकृष्णŚrī Kṛṣṇa speaks
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Text 12.13

अद्वेष्टा सर्वभूतानां मैत्र: करुण एव च निर्ममो निरहङ्कार: समदु:खसुख: क्षमी सन्तुष्ट: सततं योगी यतात्मा दृढनिश्चय: मय्यर्पितमनोबुद्धिर्यो मद्भक्त: स मे प्रिय:

adveṣhṭā sarva-bhūtānāṁ maitraḥ karuṇa eva cha nirmamo nirahankāraḥ sama-duḥkha-sukhaḥ kṣhamīsantuṣhṭaḥ satataṁ yogī yatātmā dṛiḍha-niśhchayaḥ mayy arpita-mano-buddhir yo mad-bhaktaḥ sa me priyaḥ

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Word-for-Word Śabda-Artha (26 words)

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Purport Overview & Key Insights

The portrait begins with other people: bearing no hatred toward any being, friendly and compassionate, free of possessiveness and of ego. Not one of the first four qualities is about religious performance.

✨ Devotional Takeaway:Not one of the first four qualities is about religious performance.