Gita : Ch-12. Slo-13 & 14. Discussion-3.

Srimad Bhagavad-Gita :
Chapter-12. ( Bhakti-yogam )

Slokam-13 & 14.  ( One who is not envious but who is a kind friend to all living entities, who does not think himself a proprietor, who is free from false ego and equal both in happiness and distress, who is always satisfied and engaged in devotional service with determination and whose mind and intelligence are in agreement with Me-he is very dear to Me.)

 (13)

adveshta  sarvabhutanam  maitrah  karuna  eva  ca,


nirmamo  nirahankarah  samaduhkhasukhah  kshami.

(14)

santushtah  satatam  yogi  yatatma  drddhaniscayah,


mayyarpitamanobuddhih  yo  madbhaktah  sa  me  priyah.

(13)

sarvabhutanam  adveshta  =  not  envious  towards  all  living  entities;

maitrah  karuna  eva  ca  =  also  friendly  and  kindly;

nirmamo  nirahankarah  =  with no sense of proprietorship  and   without false ego;

sama-duhkha-sukhah  =  minding / taking  in,  distress  and  happiness  equally;

kshami   =  with  forgiving  character.

(14)

satatam  santushtah  =  always  satisfied;

yogi  =  one  who  is  with  concentrating  mind;

yatatma  =  having  mind  under  control;

drddha-niscayah  =  with determination;

may-arpita-mano-buddhih  =  with  full  devotion  and  surrender  his  mind  and  intellect  unto  Me;

mad-bhaktah  yah  =  one  who  is  My  devotee;

sa  me  priyah  =  he is dear to Me.

Discussion-3.

Lord Krishna explained in the previous slokam that by following renunciation for the rewards of actions one achieves the Supreme peace.

Now explaining further He declares that His devotee who has become renounced should also possess the virtues given in seven slokam-s beginning with :

advesta sarva- bhutanam meaning free from enmity towards any living being.

One reflects that all misfortunes are due to their past karma or reactions from one's own actions.

One is also karuna or compassionate to those in need

and is nirmamo or free from possessiveness of even relatives and nirahankarah or ego sense from even one's physical body and things other than the atma or eternal soul.

Who is dukha-sukha or even minded and self-satisfied in happiness or distress with whatever comes of its own accord.

Who is ksami or tolerant and drdha-niscaya meaning firmly resolved and resolutely determined to fully follow the teachings of the spiritual master and the Vedic scriptures and perform bhakti or exclusive loving devotion to Lord Krishna.

One who has ceased to pursue the desires of the senses and mental tendencies of the mind and has instead directed their consciousness internally to the atma in the heart surrendering their mind and intelligence to the Supreme Lord Krishna verily worship Him and are very dear to Him.

To be continued  ....