Sama-darshana — Compassion and equal vision

अद्वेष्टा सर्वभूतानां मैत्रः करुण एव च ।
निर्ममो निरहङ्कारः समदुःखसुखः क्षमी ॥

adveṣṭā sarvabhūtānāṁ maitraḥ karuṇa eva ca / nirmamo nirahaṅkāraḥ samaduḥkhasukhaḥ kṣamī

Shri Bhagavan

Without hatred; friendly and compassionate.

He bears no ill will towards any living being, is friendly and kind to all, free of the sense of mine and of pride, the same in pain and pleasure, and forgiving.

हिंदी · वह किसी भी प्राणी से द्वेष नहीं करता, सबके प्रति मैत्री और करुणा रखता है, ममता और अहंकार से मुक्त है, सुख-दुःख में समान है, और क्षमाशील है।

The Trust’s reading · One who hates no being, who is friendly and compassionate, free of possessiveness and ego, equal in sorrow and joy, and forgiving —

सन्तुष्टः सततं योगी यतात्मा दृढनिश्चयः ।
मय्यर्पितमनोबुद्धिर्यो मद्भक्तः स मे प्रियः ॥

santuṣṭaḥ satataṁ yogī yatātmā dṛḍhaniścayaḥ / mayyarpitamanobuddhiryo madbhaktaḥ sa me priyaḥ

Shri Bhagavan

— that devotee is dear to Me.

He is content, always joined in yoga, in command of himself and firm in his resolve, and he has given his mind and understanding over to me. Such a devotee is dear to me.

हिंदी · वह संतुष्ट रहता है, सदा योग में स्थिर है, स्वयं पर संयम रखता है और दृढ़ निश्चय वाला है; अपना मन और बुद्धि उसने मुझे सौंप दी है। ऐसा भक्त मुझे प्रिय है।

The Trust’s reading · — ever content, self-controlled, firm in resolve, with mind and understanding given to Me: that devotee is dear to Me.

विद्याविनयसम्पन्ने ब्राह्मणे गवि हस्तिनि ।
शुनि चैव श्वपाके च पण्डिताः समदर्शिनः ॥

vidyāvinayasampanne brāhmaṇe gavi hastini / śuni caiva śvapāke ca paṇḍitāḥ samadarśinaḥ

Shri Bhagavan

The wise see all with an equal eye.

The wise look with an equal eye on a brahmin who has learning and humility, on a cow, on an elephant, and on a dog and a man who cooks dogs.

हिंदी · विद्या और विनय से सम्पन्न ब्राह्मण में, गाय में, हाथी में, तथा कुत्ते और चाण्डाल में भी, पण्डित समान दृष्टि रखते हैं।

The Trust’s reading · The wise see the same in a learned and humble brahmin, a cow, an elephant, a dog and an outcaste.

आत्मौपम्येन सर्वत्र समं पश्यति योऽर्जुन ।
सुखं वा यदि वा दुःखं स योगी परमो मतः ॥

ātmaupamyena sarvatra samaṁ paśyati yo’rjuna / sukhaṁ vā yadi vā duḥkhaṁ sa yogī paramo mataḥ

Shri Bhagavan

Measure others’ joy and sorrow by your own.

The one who measures everything by himself, Arjuna, and sees the pleasure and pain of others as he sees his own, is held to be the highest yogi.

हिंदी · अर्जुन, जो हर किसी को अपने ही समान मानकर देखता है, और दूसरों के सुख-दुख को अपना ही सुख-दुख समझता है, वही सबसे ऊँचा योगी माना गया है।

The Trust’s reading · One who sees everywhere, by comparison with oneself, the same joy and sorrow in others — that yogi is held to be the highest.

अहिंसा सत्यमक्रोधस्त्यागः शान्तिरपैशुनम् ।
दया भूतेष्वलोलुप्त्वं मार्दवं ह्रीरचापलम् ॥

ahiṁsā satyamakrodhastyāgaḥ śāntirapaiśunam / dayā bhūteṣvaloluptvaṁ mārdavaṁ hrīracāpalam

Shri Bhagavan

Non-violence, truth, compassion for all beings.

Not harming, truthfulness, freedom from anger, letting go, calm, refusing to speak against people, kindness to living beings, no craving for what one sees, gentleness, modesty, and no restlessness.

हिंदी · अहिंसा, सत्य, क्रोध का न होना, त्याग, शांति, किसी की चुगली न करना, प्राणियों पर दया, विषयों के प्रति लालसा का अभाव, कोमलता, लज्जा और चंचलता का न होना।

The Trust’s reading · Non-violence, truthfulness, freedom from anger, renunciation, calm, not speaking ill of others, compassion for all beings, freedom from greed, gentleness, modesty, steadiness — these belong to the divine nature.