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Bhagavad Gita 12.13

Chapter 12: Bhakti Yoga (The Yoga of Devotion) · भक्तियोग

अद्वेष्टा सर्वभूतानां मैत्रः करुण एव च ।निर्ममो निरहङ्कारः समदुःखसुखः क्षमी ॥

adveṣṭā sarvabhūtānāṃ maitraḥ karuṇa eva ca |nirmamo nirahaṅkāraḥ samaduḥkhasukhaḥ kṣamī ||

Meaning of Gita 12.13 in English

Krishna describes a devotee dear to him: one who bears no hatred toward any being, who is friendly and compassionate, free from possessiveness and ego, even-minded in pain and pleasure, and forgiving.

गीता 12.13 का हिंदी अर्थ

जो किसी प्राणी से द्वेष नहीं करता, सबका मित्र और करुणावान है, ममता और अहंकार से रहित, सुख-दुःख में सम और क्षमाशील है —

relationshipsforgivenessfamily conflictcompassionqualities of a devotee

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The Sanskrit is public domain; the transliteration was generated for Saarthi. Meanings are original plain-language paraphrases, not a scholarly translation.