Chapter 12 · Verse 15

The Yoga of Devotion

यस्मान्नोद्विजते लोको लोकान्नोद्विजते च यः।हर्षामर्षभयोद्वेगैर्मुक्तो यः स च मे प्रियः
yasmān nodvijate loko lokān nodvijate cha yaḥ harṣhāmarṣha-bhayodvegair mukto yaḥ sa cha me priyaḥ

Word Meanings

yasmāt — by whom; na — not; udvijate — are agitated; lokaḥ — people; lokāt — from people; na — not; udvijate — are disturbed; cha — and; yaḥ — who; harṣha — pleasure; amarṣha — pain; bhaya — fear; udvegaiḥ — anxiety; muktaḥ — freed; yaḥ — who; saḥ — they; cha — and; me — to me; priyaḥ — very dear

Translation

One who does not disturb the world and whom the world cannot disturb, who is free from joy, envy, fear, and anxiety—that one is dear to Me.

Commentary

यस्मात् for whom? न not? उद्विजते is agitated? लोकः the world? लोकात् from the world? न not? उद्विजते is agitated? च and? यः who? हर्षामर्षभयोद्वेगैः by (from) joy? wrath? fear and anxiety? मुक्तः freed? यः who? सः he? च and? मे to Me? प्रियः dear.Commentary Harsha Joy? exhilaration of the mind when one obtains an object of desire. This is indicated by hair standing on end? tears flowing down the face? etc.Amarsha Anger. Some say that it is a mixture of jealousy and anger.Udvega Anxiety? worry? sorrow? discomfiture.The knower of Brahman or the devotee of the Lord never injures any creature in thought? word and deed. He gives security of life to all creatures. Therefore? no creature is afraid of him. The sage feels that the world is his body? his own Self. How can he be afraid of the world then He never hurts others and is not hurt by the words or deeds of others.The mental modifications of joy? envy? fear and anxiety leave the sage or devotee of their own accord? just as the beasts and birds leave the forest when it is on fire.Such a sage or devotee is dear to Me. How can I describe him