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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 12, Verse 15

The Path of Devotion

यस्मान्नोद्विजते लोको लोकान्नोद्विजते च यः।हर्षामर्षभयोद्वेगैर्मुक्तो यः स च मे प्रियः

yasmān nodvijate loko lokān nodvijate cha yaḥ harṣhāmarṣha-bhayodvegair mukto yaḥ sa cha me priyaḥ

What does Bhagavad Gita 12.15 mean?

He from whom the world is not agitated, and who is not agitated by the world, who is free from joy, impatience, fear, and anxiety — he too is dear to Me.

Word-by-word meaning

yasmāt—by whom · na—not · udvijate—are agitated · lokaḥ—people · lokāt—from people · na—not · udvijate—are disturbed · cha—and · yaḥ—who · harṣha—pleasure · amarṣha—pain · bhaya—fear · udvegaiḥ—anxiety · muktaḥ—freed · yaḥ—who · saḥ—they · cha—and · me—to me · priyaḥ—very dear

detachmentfearangerdevotionsufferingpleasureworldcompassion

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