Bhagavad Gita 9.29 meaningThe open secret
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
“I love everyone the same. Those who love me live in my heart.”
What it means
“I am the same towards all beings. No one is hated by me and no one is my favourite. But those who love me are in me, and I am in them.”
The original Sanskrit
समोऽहं सर्वभूतेषु न मे द्वेष्योऽस्ति न प्रियः । ये भजन्ति तु मां भक्त्या मयि ते तेषु चाप्यहम् ॥
samo.ahaṃ sarvabhūteṣu na me dveṣyo.asti na priyaḥ ye bhajanti tu māṃ bhaktyā mayi te teṣu cāpyaham
Translations
Literal translation
I am impartial towards all beings; to Me there is none detastable or none dear. But those who worship Me with devotion, they exist in Me, and I too exist in them.
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
मैं समस्त भूतों में सम हूँ; न कोई मुझे अप्रिय है और न प्रिय; परन्तु जो मुझे भक्तिपूर्वक भजते हैं, वे मुझमें और मैं भी उनमें हूँ।
Swami Tejomayananda
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