Chapter 6: Dhyāna-yoga

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Bhagavad-gītā As It Is 6.9

suhrin-mitrāry-udāsīna-

madhyastha-dveshya-bandhushu

sādhushv api ca pāpeshu

sama-buddhir viśishyate

SYNONYMS

su-hritto well-wishers by nature; mitra — benefactors with affection; ari — enemies; udāsīna — neutrals between belligerents; madhya-stha — mediators between belligerents; dveshya — the envious; bandhushu — and the relatives or well-wishers; sādhushu — unto the pious; apias well as; ca — and; pāpeshu — unto the sinners; sama-buddhih — having equal intelligence; viśishyate — is far advanced.

TRANSLATION

A person is considered still further advanced when he regards honest well-wishers, affectionate benefactors, the neutral, mediators, the envious, friends and enemies, the pious and the sinners all with an equal mind.

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