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adveṣṭā sarva-bhūtānāḿ maitraḥ karuṇa eva ca nirmamo nirahańkāraḥ sama-duḥkha-sukhaḥ kṣamī santuṣṭaḥ satataḿ yogī yatātmā dṛḍha-niścayaḥ mayy arpita-mano-buddhir yo mad-bhaktaḥ sa me priyaḥ Translation of...

yasmān nodvijate loko lokān nodvijate ca yaḥ harṣāmarṣa-bhayodvegair mukto yaḥ sa ca me priyaḥ Translation of Bhagavad Gita 12.15 He for whom no one is put into difficulty and who is not disturbed by anyone, who is...

anapekṣaḥ śucir dakṣa udāsīno gata-vyathaḥ sarvārambha-parityāgī yo mad-bhaktaḥ sa me priyaḥ Translation of Bhagavad Gita 12.16 My devotee who is not dependent on the ordinary course of activities, who is pure, expert,...

yo na hṛṣyati na dveṣṭi na śocati na kāńkṣati śubhāśubha-parityāgī bhaktimān yaḥ sa me priyaḥ Translation of Bhagavad Gita 12.17 One who neither rejoices nor grieves, who neither laments nor desires, and who renounces...

samaḥ śatrau ca mitre ca tathā mānāpamānayoḥ śītoṣṇa-sukha-duḥkheṣu samaḥ sańga-vivarjitaḥ tulya-nindā-stutir maunī santuṣṭo yena kenacit aniketaḥ sthira-matir bhaktimān me priyo naraḥ Translation of Bhagavad Gita...

ye tu dharmāmṛtam idaḿ yathoktaḿ paryupāsate śraddadhānā mat-paramā bhaktās te ’tīva me priyāḥ Translation of Bhagavad Gita 12.20 Those who follow this imperishable path of devotional service and who completely engage...

arjuna uvāca prakṛtiḿ puruṣaḿ caiva kṣetraḿ kṣetra-jñam eva ca etad veditum icchāmi jñānaḿ jñeyaḿ ca keśava śrī-bhagavān uvāca idaḿ śarīraḿ kaunteya kṣetram ity abhidhīyate etad yo vetti taḿ prāhuḥ kṣetra-jña iti...

kṣetra-jñaḿ cāpi māḿ viddhi sarva-kṣetreṣu bhārata kṣetra-kṣetrajñayor jñānaḿ yat taj jñānaḿ mataḿ mama Translation of Bhagavad Gita 13.3 O scion of Bharata, you should understand that I am also the knower in all...

tat kṣetraḿ yac ca yādṛk ca yad-vikāri yataś ca yat sa ca yo yat-prabhāvaś ca tat samāsena me śṛṇu Translation of Bhagavad Gita 13.4 Now please hear My brief description of this field of activity and how it is constituted,...

ṛṣibhir bahudhā gītaḿ chandobhir vividhaiḥ pṛthak brahma-sūtra-padaiś caiva hetumadbhir viniścitaiḥ Translation of Bhagavad Gita 13.5 That knowledge of the field of activities and of the knower of activities is described...