Bhagavad Gita 12.15 meaningThe path of love
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
“Someone who doesn’t upset others, and isn’t easily upset, is dear to me.”
What it means
“Someone who doesn't disturb the world and isn't disturbed by it, free from overexcitement, resentment, fear and anxiety — is dear to me.”
The original Sanskrit · known as “Yasman Nodvijate Loko”
यस्मान्नोद्विजते लोको लोकान्नोद्विजते च यः । हर्षामर्षभयोद्वेगैर्मुक्तो यः स च मे प्रियः ॥
yasmānnodvijate loko lokānnodvijate ca yaḥ harṣāmarṣabhayodvegairmukto yaḥ sa ca me priyaḥ
Translations
Literal translation
He, too, owing to whom the world is not disturbed, and who is not disturbed by the world, who is free from joy, impatience, fear and anxiety, is dear to Me.
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
जिससे कोई लोक (अर्थात् जीव, व्यक्ति) उद्वेग को प्राप्त नहीं होता और जो स्वयं भी किसी व्यक्ति से उद्वेग अनुभव नहीं करता तथा जो हर्ष, अमर्ष (असहिष्णुता) भय और उद्वेगों से मुक्त है,वह भक्त मुझे प्रिय है।
Swami Tejomayananda
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