Verse 13
Adweshtaa sarvabhootaanaam
Maitrah karuna eva cha;
Nirmamo nirahankaarah
Samaduhkhasukhah kshamee.
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,
Verse 14
Santushtah satatam yogee
Yataatmaa dridhanishchayah;
Mayyarpitamanobuddhiryo
Madbhaktah sa me priyah.
Ever content, steady in meditation, possessed of firm
conviction, self-controlled, with mind and intellect dedicated to Me, he, My
devotee, is dear to Me.
Verse 15
Yasmaannodwijate loko
Lokaannodwijate cha yah;
Harshaamarshabhayodwegairmukto
Yah sa cha me priyah.
He by whom the world is not agitated and who cannot be
agitated by the world, and who is freed from joy, envy, fear and anxiety — he
is dear to Me.
Verse 16
Anapekshah shuchirdaksha
Udaaseeno gatavyathah;
Sarvaarambhaparityaagee yo
Madbhaktah sa me priyah.
He who is free from wants, pure, expert, unconcerned,
and untroubled, renouncing all undertakings or commencements — he who is (thus)
devoted to Me, is dear to Me.
Verse 17
Yona hrishyati na dweshti
Na shochati na kaangkshati;
Shubhaashubhaparityaagee
Bhaktimaan yah sa me priyah.
He who neither rejoices, nor hates, nor grieves, nor
desires, renouncing good and evil, and who is full of devotion, is dear to Me.
Verse 18
Samah shatrau cha mitre cha
Tathaa maanaapamaanayoh;
Sheetoshnasukhaduhkheshu
Samah sangavivarjitah.
He who is the same to foe and friend, and in honour
and dishonour, who is the same in cold and heat and in pleasure and pain, who
is free from attachment.
Verse 19
Tulyanindaastutirmaunee
Santushto yena kenachit:
Aniketah sthiramatir
Bhaktimaan me priyo narah.
He to whom censure and praise are equal, who is
silent, content with anything, homeless, of a steady mind, and full of
devotion—that man is dear to Me.
Dear All,
In the above verses, Sri Krishna has given
the qualities of a true devotee whom He considers as dear to Him.
Let us list down all of them.
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1
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Advestha
sarva bhhotanam
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Hates
no creature
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2
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Maitrah,
Karuna
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Friendly
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3
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Nirmamo
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Free
from attachment
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4
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Nir
ahankarah
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Free
from ego
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5
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Sama
Dukha sukha
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Balanced
in pleasure and pain
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6
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Kshamee
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Forgiving
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7
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Santushta satatam
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Ever
content
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8
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Yogee
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Steady
in meditation
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9
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Yataatmaa
dridhanishchayah
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Possessing
form conviction
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10
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Madbaktah
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Mind
and intellect dedicated to the Lord
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11
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Yasmaan
nodwijate loko
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By
whom world is not agitated
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12
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Lokaan
nodwijate cha yah
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cannot
be agitated by the world
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13
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Harshaam
arshabhyod wegair Mukto
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Free
from joy, fear, envy, Anxiety
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14
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An
apekshah
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Free
from wants
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15
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Suchi
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Pure
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16
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Daksha
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Expert
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17
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Udaseeno
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Unconcerned
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18
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Gatavyatah
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Untroubled
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19
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Sarva
arambha parityagee
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Renounced
all undertakings and all commencements
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20
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Yona
hrishyati na dweshti
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Neither
rejoices, nor hates
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21
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Na
sochati na kaangkshati
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Neither
grieves nor desires
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22
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Shubha
Ashubha parityagee
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Renouncing
good and evil
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23
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Tulya
nindaa stutir maunee
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censure,
praise
equal
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24
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Santushto
yena kenachit
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Silent,
content with anything
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25
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Aniketah
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Homeless
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26
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Sthiramatir
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Steady
mind
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Dear All,
There was a time in his youth when the author used to
write down these qualities, take up 3 qualities per month and used to practice
them, rank himself daily whether he succeeded or failed in those qualities.
He could know at that time that it is impossible for
anyone to possess all these 26 qualities, all the time, at any point of time.
Even if few striking qualities out of the 26 are
practiced by a devotee, the Lord again and again assures that the devotee is
near to Him (Me priyo narah).
In the coming posts, we will try to focus on some
of them.
Love.
