Chapter 12 · Bhakti Yoga
Shloka 12.18Qualities and practices of devotion. Which qualities make devotion steady, practical and transformative?
Shloka · Devanagari
समः शत्रौ च मित्रे च तथा मानापमानयोः।शीतोष्णसुखदुःखेषु समः सङ्गविवर्जितः॥
Shloka · Roman transliteration
samaḥ śhatrau cha mitre cha tathā mānāpamānayoḥśhītoṣhṇa-sukha-duḥkheṣhu samaḥ saṅga-vivarjitaḥ
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Bhāṣya · Commentary
।।12.18।।अद्वेष्टा सर्वभूतानाम् (गीता 12।13) इत्यादिना शत्रुमित्रादिषु द्वेषादिरहितत्वम् उक्तम्। अत्र तेषु सन्निहितेषु अपि समचित्तत्वम्? ततः अपि अतिरिक्तो विशेष उच्यते।आत्मनि स्थिरमतित्वेन निकेतनादिषु असक्त इति अनिकेतः? तत एव मानापमानादिषु अपि समः? य एवंभूतो भक्तिमान् स मे प्रियः।अस्माद् आत्मनिष्ठात् मद्भक्तियोगनिष्ठस्य श्रैष्ठ्यं प्रतिपादयन् यथोपक्रमम् उपसंहरति --
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