Chapter 12 · The Yoga of Devotion

श्रीकृष्णŚrī Kṛṣṇa speaks
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Text 12.14

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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Equal in pain and pleasure, forgiving, always content, self-restrained, firm in resolve, with mind and intelligence given to Me — such a devotee is dear to Me. The refrain begins here and will repeat: sa me priyaḥ, he is dear to Me.

✨ Devotional Takeaway:The refrain begins here: sa me priyaḥ — he is dear to Me.