Bhagavad Gita 6.9 meaningTaming the mind
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
“They treat friends, strangers and even enemies with the same kind heart.”
What it means
“Even better is the person who treats well-wishers, friends, enemies, strangers, mediators, rivals, relatives, saints and sinners with the same even mind.”
The original Sanskrit
सुहृन्मित्रार्युदासीनमध्यस्थद्वेष्यबन्धुषु । साधुष्वपि च पापेषु समबुद्धिर्विशिष्यते ॥
suhṛnmitrāryudāsīnamadhyasthadveṣyabandhuṣu sādhuṣvapi ca pāpeṣu samabuddhirviśiṣyate
Translations
Literal translation
He excels who has sameness of view with regard to a benefactor, a friend, a foe, a neutral, an arbiter, the hateful, a relative, good people and even sinners.
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
जो पुरुष सुहृद्, मित्र, शत्रु, उदासीन, मध्यस्थ, द्वेषी और बान्धवों में तथा धर्मात्माओं में और पापियों में भी समान भाव वाला है, वह श्रेष्ठ है।
Swami Tejomayananda
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