सम: शत्रौ च मित्रे च तथा मानापमानयो: शीतोष्णसुखदु:खेषु सम: सङ्गविवर्जित: तुल्यनिन्दास्तुतिर्मौनी सन्तुष्टो येन केनचित् अनिकेत: स्थिरमतिर्भक्तिमान्मे प्रियो नर:
samaḥ śhatrau cha mitre cha tathā mānāpamānayoḥ śhītoṣhṇa-sukha-duḥkheṣhu samaḥ saṅga-vivarjitaḥ tulya-nindā-stutir maunī santuṣhṭo yena kenachit aniketaḥ sthira-matir bhaktimān me priyo naraḥ
Recitation · Text 12.18
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Word-for-Word Śabda-Artha (22 words)
Purport Overview & Key Insights
Equal toward enemy and friend, in honour and dishonour, in cold and heat, pleasure and pain, free from attachment. Enemy and friend are placed first, before the weather — the harder equality is not hidden at the end.
✨ Devotional Takeaway:Enemy and friend come first, before the weather — the harder equality.