12.19 तुल्यनिन्दास्तुतिर्मौनी सन्तुष्टो येनकेनचित्।अनिकेतः स्थिरमतिर्भक्ितमान्मे प्रियो नरः
tulya
Word meanings
tulya—alike;nindā-stutiḥ—reproach and praise;maunī—silent contemplation;santuṣhṭaḥ—contented;yena kenachit—with anything;aniketaḥ—without attachment to the place of residence;sthira—firmly fixed;matiḥ—intellect;bhakti-mān—full of devotion;me—to Me;priyaḥ—very dear;naraḥ—a person
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Divine Verses of the Bhagavad Gita • Swami Dayananda Saraswati
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To whom blame and praise are equal; who is silent (does not over-speak) and is content with whatever comes to him; who has no fixed thoughts in the mundane life; who is yet steady-minded in spiritual practice and is full of devotion—that man is dear to Me.
Who is indifferent to praise and censure, who enjoys silence, who is contented with every fate, who has no fixed abode, who is steadfast in mind, and filled with devotion, such a one is My beloved.
He who regards alike both blame and praise, who is silent and content with any lot, who has no home, who is firm of mind, and who is devoted to Me - dear to Me is such a man.
The person to whom denunciation and praise are the same, who is silent, content with anything, homeless, steady-minded, and full of devotion is dear to Me.
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.
अर्जुन उवाच
13.1 प्रकृतिं पुरुषं चैव क्षेत्रं क्षेत्रज्ञमेव च। एतद्वेदितुमिच्छामि ज्ञानं ज्ञेयं च केशव
arjuna uvāca
prakṛtiṃ puruṣaṃ ca
Word meanings
prakṛitim—material nature;puruṣham—the enjoyer;cha—and;eva—indeed;kṣhetram—the field of activities;kṣhetra-jñam—the knower of the field;eva—even;cha—also;etat—this;veditum—to know;ichchhāmi—I wish;jñānam—knowledge;jñeyam—the goal of knowledge;cha—and;keśhava—Krishna, the killer of the demon named Keshi
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Divine Verses of the Bhagavad Gita • Swami Dayananda Saraswati
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This edition of the Gita begins with Krishna's reply.
"Arjuna asked: My Lord! Who is God and what is Nature; what is Matter and what is the Self; what is that they call Wisdom, and what is it that is worth knowing? I wish to have this explained.
There is no such translation for this sloka.
Swami Gambhirananda has not translated this sloka. Many editions of the Bhagavadgita do not contain this sloka, including the commentary by Sankaracharya. If this sloka is included, the total number of slokas in the Bhagavadgita is 701.
I wish to learn about Nature (matter) and the Spirit (soul), the Field and the Knower of the Field, knowledge and that which ought to be known.
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भक्तियोग
Chapter 12: Bhakti Yoga
bhaktiyoga
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12.20 ये तु धर्म्यामृतमिदं यथोक्तं पर्युपासते।श्रद्दधाना मत्परमा भक्तास्तेऽतीव मे प्रियाः
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Word meanings
ye—who;tu—indeed;dharma—of wisdom;amṛitam—nectar;idam—this;yathā—as;uktam—declared;paryupāsate—exclusive devotion;śhraddadhānāḥ—with faith;mat-paramāḥ—intent on Me as the supreme goal;bhaktāḥ—devotees;te—they;atīva—exceedingly;me—to Me;priyāḥ—dear
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Divine Verses of the Bhagavad Gita • Swami Dayananda Saraswati
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Those who, as instructed above, resort to this duty that leads to immortality, who have faith in it and have Me as their only goal—those devotees are exceedingly dear to Me.
Verily those who love the spiritual wisdom as I have taught, whose faith never fails, and who concentrate their whole nature on Me, they indeed are My most beloved."
But those devotees who follow this nectar of virtuous-duty as taught above, who are full of faith and who regard Me as the Supreme - they are exceedingly dear to Me.
But [Tu (but) is used to distinguish those who have attained the highest Goal from the aspirants.-Tr.] those devotees who accept Me as the supreme Goal, and with faith seek for this ambrosia [M.S.'s reading is dharmamrtam-nectar in the form of virtue. Virtue is called nectar because it leads to Immortquality, or because it is sweet like nectar.] which is indistinguishable from the virtues as stated above, they are very dear to Me.
They verily who follow this immortal Dharma (doctrine or law) as described above, endowed with faith, regarding Me as their supreme goal, they, the devotees, are exceedingly dear to Me.
