मत्कर्मकृन्मत्परमो मद्भक्तः सङ्गवर्जितः । निर्वैरः सर्वभूतेषु यः स मामेति पाण्डव ॥ ५५ ॥
mat-karma-kṛin mat-paramo mad-bhaktaḥ saṅga-varjitaḥ nirvairaḥ sarva-bhūteṣhu yaḥ sa mām eti pāṇḍava
Translation
One who works for Me, who holds Me as the highest, who is devoted to Me, free from attachment and without hatred towards any being: such a person comes to Me, O son of Pandu.
Hindi Meaning (हिंदी अर्थ)
हे पाण्डव! जो मेरे लिए कर्म करता है, मुझे परम मानता है, मेरा भक्त है, आसक्ति से रहित है और किसी भी प्राणी से वैर नहीं रखता, वह मुझे प्राप्त होता है।
Commentary
Many teachers, including Shankaracharya, call this the essence of the whole Gita in one verse. Its five marks join together action (mat-karma-krit), devotion (mat-bhakta), detachment (sanga-varjita) and ethics (nirvaira). The last one is striking in context: right after a vision of battle, Krishna asks for a heart with no enmity towards anyone.
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