Bhagavad Gita 12.13
Krishna to Arjunaअद्वेष्टा सर्वभूतानां मैत्रः करुण एव च ।निर्ममो निरहङ्कारः समदुःखसुखः क्षमी ॥ १३ ॥
Transliteration
adveṣṭā sarvabhūtānāṃ maitraḥ karuṇa eva canirmamo nirahaṅkāraḥ samaduḥkhasukhaḥ kṣamī
Without hatred for any being, friendly and compassionate, free from possessiveness and ego, equal in suffering and happiness, and patient.
Original King of Dwarka translationReflection inspired by Bhagavad Gita 12.13
Kindness becomes demanding when affection is absent or pride has been wounded. The qualities gathered here belong together: compassion, patience, less possessiveness, less insistence on the self. Devotion takes a recognisable form in the way another being is treated.
Source & context
This is the complete numbered verse 12.13, the opening of a grammatical portrait completed in 12.14. It names non-hatred, friendliness, compassion and patience. The following verse’s words “dear to me” have not been added here.