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30 June 2026 · The devotee hates no being and is friendly and compassionate.
अद्वेष्टा सर्वभूतानां मैत्रः करुण एव च । निर्ममो निरहङ्कारः समदुःखसुखः क्षमी ॥
adveṣṭā sarva-bhūtānāṃ maitraḥ karuṇa eva ca | nirmamo nirahaṅkāraḥ sama-duḥkha-sukhaḥ kṣamī ||
“One who hates no being, who is friendly and compassionate, free from possessiveness and ego, equal in pleasure and pain, and forgiving.”
Vedika source-faithful rendering checked against Bhagavad Gita 12.13 Sanskrit and word-level meanings; not a quoted published translation.
“Steadiness matures into the way we meet others. The Gita describes the beloved devotee as free from hatred, friendly, compassionate, unpossessive, humble, even-minded, and forgiving. These are not decorative virtues. They reveal a heart disciplined by devotion—one that does not let changing circumstances harden it against other beings.”
The devotee hates no being and is friendly and compassionate. Bhagavad Gita 12.13
Vedika commentary
Vedika should present compassion here as disciplined devotion rather than sentiment alone. The verse joins kindness to humility, equanimity, and forgiveness, showing how inner practice becomes a way of meeting every being.
Vedika distinguishes the original Sanskrit, a literal rendering, and an interpretive paraphrase so that the words of the text are never confused with explanation.
Source
The devotee hates no being and is friendly and compassionate. Bhagavad Gita 12.13
Traditional commentary
Traditional Gītā commentary reads these qualities as marks of mature devotion: absence of hatred, friendliness, compassion, freedom from possessiveness and ego, equanimity, and forgiveness.
Explanation
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