Madhya-līlā

Chapter 23: Life's Ultimate Goal—Love of Godhead

Verse 106–107 of 111
Cc Madhya 23.106-107

অদ্বেষ্টা সর্বভূতানাং মৈত্রঃ করুণ এব চ নির্মমো নিরহংকারঃ সমদুঃখসুখঃ ক্ষমী সন্তুষ্টঃ সততং যোগী যতাত্মা দৃঢনিশ্চযঃ ময্যর্পিতমনোবুদ্ধির্যো মদ্ভক্তঃ স মে প্রিযঃ

अद्वेष्टा सर्वभूतानां मैत्रः करुण एव च निर्ममो निरहंकारः समदुःखसुखः क्षमी सन्तुष्टः सततं योगी यतात्मा दृढनिश्चयः मय्यर्पितमनोबुद्धिर्यो मद्भक्तः स मे प्रियः

adveṣṭā sarva-bhūtānāṁ maitraḥ karuṇa eva ca nirmamo nirahaṅkāraḥ sama-duḥkha-sukhaḥ kṣamī santuṣṭaḥ satataṁ yogī yatātmā dṛḍha-niścayaḥ mayy arpita-mano-buddhir yo mad-bhaktaḥ sa me priyaḥ

Synonyms

adveṣṭānot envious or jealous; sarva-bhūtānāmto all living entities in all parts of the world; maitraḥfriendly; karuṇaḥcompassionate; evacertainly; caand; nirmamaḥwith no sense of proprietorship; nirahaṅkāraḥwithout pride (without considering oneself a great preacher); sama-duḥkha-sukhaḥequal in distress and happiness (peaceful); kṣamītolerant of offenses created by others; santuṣṭaḥsatisfied; satatamcontinuously; yogīengaged in bhakti-yoga; yata-ātmāhaving controlled the senses and mind; dṛḍha-niścayaḥhaving firm confidence and determination; mayiunto Me; arpitadedicated; manaḥ-buddhiḥmind and intelligence; yaḥwho; mat-bhaktaḥMy devotee; saḥthat person; meMy; priyaḥdear..

Translation

" '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, equal in both happiness and distress, always satisfied, forgiving and self-controlled, who is engaged in devotional service with determination and whose mind and intelligence are dedicated to Me—he is very dear to Me.

Purport

One should not be jealous of members of other castes or nations. It is not that only Indians or brāhmaṇas can become Vaiṣṇavas. Anyone can become a Vaiṣṇava. Therefore one should recognize that the bhakti cult must be spread all over the world. That is real adveṣṭā. Moreover, the word maitraḥ, friendly, indicates that one who is able to preach the bhakti cult all over the world should be equally friendly to everyone. These two and the following six verses were spoken by Śrī Kṛṣṇa in Bhagavad-gītā (12.13-20).

Verse 106–107 of 111
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