Original Sanskrit

अद्वेष्टा सर्वभूतानां मैत्रः करुण एव च । निर्ममो निरहङ्कारः समदुःखसुखः क्षमी ॥ १२-१३॥

Transliteration

adveṣṭā sarvabhūtānāṃ maitraḥ karuṇa eva ca nirmamo nirahaṅkāraḥ samaduḥkhasukhaḥ kṣamī 12-13

English Translation

He who hates no creature, who is friendly and compassionate to all, who is free from attachment and egoism, balanced in pleasure and pain, and forgiving . . .

Word-by-Word Meaning

adveṣṭā = nonenvious; sarvabhūtānāṃ = toward all living entities; maitraḥ = friendly; karuṇaḥ = kindly; eva = certainly; ca = also; nirmamaḥ = with no sense of proprietorship; nirahaṅkāraḥ = without false ego; sama = equal; duḥkha = in distress; sukhaḥ = and happiness; kṣamī = forgiving;

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Summary

The Yoga of Devotion

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