Bhagavad Gita Bhashya (Adi Shankaracharya) 9.29
Bhagavad Gita Bhashya (Adi Shankaracharya) 9.29 · 9 · Verse 29
Sanskrit Original
।।9.29।। --,समः तुल्यः अहं सर्वभूतेषु। न मे द्वेष्यः अस्ति न प्रियः। अग्निवत् अहम् -- दूरस्थानां यथा अग्निः शीतं न अपनयति? समीपम् उपसर्पतां अपनयति तथा अहं भक्तान् अनुगृह्णामि? न इतरान्। ये भजन्ति तु माम् ईश्वरं भक्त्या मयि ते -- स्वभावत एव? न मम रागनिमित्तम् मयि वर्तन्ते। तेषु च अपि अहं स्वभावत एव वर्ते? न इतरेषु। न एतावता तेषु द्वेषो मम्।।श्रृणु मद्भक्तेर्माहात्म्यम् --,
9.29 Aham, I; am samah, impartial, eal; sarva-bhutesu, towards all beings; me, to Me; na asti, there is none; dvesyah, detestable; na, none; priyah, dear. I am like fire: As fire does not ward off cold from those who are afar, but removes it from those who apporach, near, similarly I favour the devotees, not others. Tu, but; ye, those who approach near, similarly I favour the devotees, not others. Tu, but; ye, those who; bhajanti, worship Me, God; bhaktya, with devotion; te they; exist mayi, in Me-by their very nature; ['Their mind becomes fit for My manifestation, as it has been purified by following the virtuous path.'] they do not exist in Me because of My love, Ca, and; aham, I; api, too; naturally exist tesu, in them, not in others. Thus there is no hatred towards them (the latter). 'Listen to the greatness of devotion to Me:'