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संनियम्येन्द्रियग्रामं सर्वत्र समबुद्धयः।ते प्राप्नुवन्ति मामेव सर्वभूतहिते रताः।।12.4।।
sanniyamyendriya-grāmaṁ sarvatra sama-buddhayaḥ te prāpnuvanti mām eva sarva-bhūta-hite ratāḥ
Subduing their senses, viewing all conditions of life with an equal eye, and working for the welfare of all beings, they assuredly come to Me.
English rendering by Shri Purohit Swami. Each source voice remains named.
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| Sanskrit form | Meaning here |
|---|---|
| sanniyamya | controlling |
| indriya-grāmam | all the senses |
| sarvatra | everywhere |
| sama-buddayaḥ | equally disposed |
| te | they |
| prāpnuvanti | achieve |
| mām | unto Me |
| eva | certainly |
| sarva-bhūtahite | all living entities' welfare |
| ratāḥ | engaged. |
Those who are free from likes and dislikes (attraction and repulsion) can possess,eanimity of mind. Those who have destroyed ignorance which is the cause for exhilaration and grief, through the knowledge of the Self, those who are free from all kinds of sensual cravings through the constant practice of finding the defects or the evil in sensual pleasures can have evenness of mind.
Attributed explanatory witness: Swami Sivananda. Chapter lens: Compare approaches to worship and study the concrete qualities of a devotee across the chapter’s compact sequence.
Three named reading witnesses
Śaṅkara edition witness
Swami GambiranandaBy fully controlling all the organs and remaining even-minded at all times, they, engaged in the welfare of all beings, attain Me alone.
Rāmānuja edition witness
Swami AdidevanandaHaving subdued all the senses, being even-minded, and engaged in the welfare of all beings, they too come to Me only.
Sivananda commentary witness
Swami SivanandaThose who are free from likes and dislikes (attraction and repulsion) can possess,eanimity of mind. Those who have destroyed ignorance which is the cause for exhilaration and grief, through the knowledge of the Self, those who are free from all kinds of sensual cravings through the constant practice of finding the defects or the evil in sensual pleasures can have evenness of mind.
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Subduing their senses, viewing all conditions of life with an equal eye
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working for the welfare of all beings, they assuredly come to Me
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sanniyamya: controlling
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