Chapter 12 • Verse 18

Bhakti Yoga

The Yoga of Devotion

Sanskrit Verse

Samaḥ śhatrou cha mitre cha tathā mānāpamānayoḥ, śhītoṣhṇa-sukha-duḥkheṣhu samaḥ saṅga-vivarjitaḥ

Translation & Meaning

One who is equal toward friend and foe, the same in honor and dishonor, cold and heat, pleasure and pain, free from attachment—

Key Teachings

  • Treating friends and enemies equally is divine
  • Equanimity in all physical and social conditions
  • Freedom from attachment enables true evenness

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