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Bhakti Yoga · The Yoga of Devotion
Bhagavad Gita 12.13-14
Sanskrit
अद्वेष्टा सर्वभूतानां मैत्रः करुण एव च । निर्ममो निरहङ्कारः समदुःखसुखः क्षमी ॥12.13॥सन्तुष्टः सततं योगी यतात्मा दृढनिश्चयः । मय्यर्पितमनोबुद्धिर्यो मद्भक्तः स मे प्रियः ॥12.14॥
Transliteration
adveṣṭā sarvabhūtānāṃ maitraḥ karuṇa eva ca | nirmamo nirahaṅkāraḥ samaduḥkhasukhaḥ kṣamī ‖12.13‖ santuṣṭaḥ satataṃ yogī yatātmā dṛḍhaniścayaḥ | mayyarpitamanobuddhiryo madbhaktaḥ sa me priyaḥ ‖12.14‖
Meaning
“One who hates no being, who is friendly and compassionate, free from possessiveness and ego, equal in pain and pleasure, forgiving; ever content, the yogi, self-controlled, of firm conviction, with mind and intellect dedicated to Me, that devotee of Mine is dear to Me.”
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Theme: The Yoga of Devotion
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