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तुल्यनिन्दास्तुतिर्मौनी सन्तुष्टो येन केनचित्। अनिकेतः स्थिरमतिर्भक्तिमान्मे प्रियो नरः ॥
Sanskrit · IAST
tulyanindāstutirmaunī santuṣṭo yena kenacit aniketaḥ sthiramatirbhaktimānme priyo naraḥ
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Kashinath Trimbak Telang, 1882who is alike in cold and heat pleasure and pain who is free from attachments to whom praise and blame are alike who is taciturn and contented with anything whatever (that comes) who is homeless and of a steady mind and full of devotion that man is dear to me. But those devotees who
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Śaṅkarācārya
।।12.19।। -- तुल्यनिन्दास्तुतिः निन्दा च स्तुतिश्च निन्दास्तुती ते तुल्ये यस्य सः तुल्यनिन्दास्तुतिः। मौनी मौनवान् संयतवाक्। संतुष्टः येन केनचित् शरीरस्थितिहेतुमात्रेण तथा च उक्तम् -- येन केनचिदाच्छन्नो येन केनचिदाशितः। यत्र क्वचनशायी स्यात्तं देवा ब्राह्मणं विदुः (महा0 शान्ति0 245।12) इति। किञ्च? अनिकेतः निकेतः आश्रयः निवासः नियतः न विद्यते यस्य सः अनिकेतः? अनागारे इत्यादिस्मृत्यन्तरात्। स्थिरमतिः स्थिरा परमार्थविषया यस्य मतिः सः स्थिरमतिः। भक्ितमान् मे प्रियः नरः।।अद्वेष्टा सर्वभूतानाम् (गीता 12।13) इत्यादिना अक्षरोपासकानां निवृत्तसर्वैषणानां संन्यासिनां परमार्थज्ञाननिष्ठानां धर्मजातं प्रक्रान्तम् उपसंह्रियते --,
7ca58098ebee…Rāmānuja
12.18 - 12.19 The absence of hate etc., towards foes, friends etc., has already been taught in the stanza beginning with, 'He who never hates any being' (11.13). What is now taught is that eanimity to be practised even when such persons mentioned above are present before one who is superior to those having a general eanimous temperament referred to earlier. Who has no 'home', namely, who is not attached to home, etc., as he possesses firmness of mind with regard to the self. Because of this, he is 'same even in honour and dishonour.' He who is devoted to Me and who is like this - he is dear to Me. Showing the superiority of Bhakti-Nistha over Atma-nistha, Sri Krsna now concludes in accordance with what is stated at the beginning of this chapter in Verse 2.
32757c5bd780…Swami Sivananda
12.19 तुल्यनिन्दास्तुतिः to whom censure and praise are eal? मौनी -- silent? सन्तुष्टः contented? येनकेनचित् with anything? अनिकेतः homeless? स्थिरमतिः steadyminded? भक्तिमान् full of devotion? मे to Me? प्रियः dear? नरः (that) man.Commentary He is neither elated by praise nor pained by censure. He keeps a balanced state of mind. He has controlled the organ of speech and so he is silent. His mind also is serene and silent as he has controlled the thoughts also. He is ite content with the bare means of bodily sustenance. It is said in the Mahabharata (Santi Parva? Moksha Dharma) Who is dressed in anything? who eats any kind of food? who lies down anywhere? him the gods call a Brahmana or a liberated sage or Jivanmukta.He does not dwell in one place. He has no fixed abode. He is homeless. He regards the world as his dwelling place. His mind is ever fixed on Brahman. (Cf.VII.17IX.29XII.17)
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