Bhagavad Gita 12.4 meaningThe path of love
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
“…and are kind to all beings, also reach me.”
What it means
— controlling their senses, even-minded in every situation and devoted to the good of all beings, also reach me.”
The original Sanskrit
सन्नियम्येन्द्रियग्रामं सर्वत्र समबुद्धयः । ते प्राप्नुवन्ति मामेव सर्वभूतहिते रताः ॥
sanniyamyendriyagrāmaṃ sarvatra samabuddhayaḥ te prāpnuvanti māmeva sarvabhūtahite ratāḥ
Translations
Literal translation
By fully controlling all the organs and always being even-minded, they, engaged in the welfare of all beings, attain Me alone.
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
इन्द्रिय समुदाय को सम्यक् प्रकार से नियमित करके, सर्वत्र समभाव वाले, भूतमात्र के हित में रत वे भक्त मुझे ही प्राप्त होते हैं।
Swami Tejomayananda
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