|| Marks of the God-realized soul - 2 || He who neither rejoices nor hates , nor grieves , nor desires , and who renounces both good and evil actions and is full of devotion , is dear to Me { 12 / 17 } . He does not value any thing as good as the realization of the Self and so he does not derive any pleasure from sensual enjoyments . Since he has become fully conscious that he himself is the universe and got rid of the notion of duality , he does not entertain any feeling of hatred for anyone . He is fully convinced , that his true nature will remain indestructible even at the end of the epoch , and so does not lament the loss of anything . Since he has himself become Brahm , beyond which there is nothing , he has no desire for anything . Just as the night and day do not exist for the sun , he does not distinguish between good and bad things . Although he has attained the state of uninterrupted knowledge , he still remains lovingly devoted to Me . I say on oath , that no one else is so truly dear to Me , as this devotee . He who deals equally with friend and foe , and is the same in honor and ignominy , who is alike in heat and cold , pleasure and pain and other contrary experiences , and is free from attachment , he who takes praise and reproach alike , and is given to contemplation and is contented with any means of subsistence available , entertaining no sense of ownership and attachment in respect of his dwelling-place and is full of devotion to Me , that person is dear to Me { 12 / 18-19 } .O Arjuna , he does not have even a trace of hostile feeling and so treats equally both a friend and an enemy . Just as a lamp , does not think of giving light only to the inmates of the house and withhold it from strangers , or a tree gives shade without distinction , to one who has planted it or one who has come to cut it , or sugarcane is not sweet to one who grows it or bitter to one who extracts juice from it squeezing it in a press . So O Arjuna , he behaves evenly with friend and foe alike and regards honor and dishonor with the same feeling . Like the sky which remains the same in all seasons , he treats equally heat and cold . Just as the Meru mountain remains unmoved , while facing the southern or northern wind , he remains unaffected by pleasure or pain . He treats all living beings equally like the moon-light , which gives equal pleasure to a prince and a pauper . Just as the entire world craves for water , so , all the three worlds are fond of him and like to have him as their own . Thus my devotee sheds love and attachment for sensuous pleasures and remains in solitude , fixing his mind on My essential nature . He is not distressed by hearing slander or elated by praise . As the sky remains unaffected by its contact with the clouds , he treats evenly both slander and praise and moves with an even temper in public and in solitude . { As his mind is free from desires } whatever he hears , whether true or false does not affect his silence and he does not become satiated while experiencing the Brahmic State , beyond the mind . Just as the sea never dries up , in the absence of the rains , he never feels joy at any gain nor is he dejected at any loss . Like the wind who never remains at one place and is constantly on the move everywhere , he does not resort to a house and regards the whole world as his home . He is fully convinced , that the entire universe is his home -- nay , he has himself become the entire universe , both movable and immovable . Even in this state , he remains still zealously devoted to Me . I treat such a one , as My crown and place him on My head . It is no wonder , that one should bend ones head before such an exalted person . So all the three worlds honor him , by taking the holy water of his feet . One should make Lord Shiva as his Guru { preceptor } and learn from him , how to show respect to the object of ones faith . But leave this alone . To praise Lord Shiva , is really to indulge in self-praise and so this is not an apt illustration . I wish to reiterate , that I bear My devotee on My head . Even when My devotee has secured in his hand liberation , the fourth object of mans existence , he still follows the path of devotion and sets an example to the world . As a priest of emancipation , he decides who should get liberation and who should not , and yet he remains lowly like water . Therefore , I bow to him , hold him on My head and bear the mark of his heel on My chest . I embellish My speech , by singing his praise and adorn My ears by hearing his encomiums . Though without eyes , I acquire vision to satisfy My strong longing , to gaze at him . I worship him , by offering him the lotus in My hand and take on two more arms in order to clasp him , in a close embrace . Though I am formless , I have assumed a body in order to enjoy his companionship . In short , I am so fond of him , that I cannot describe My feeling for him , by an appropriate simile . I feel somewhat strange in calling him , My bosom friend . Those who praise him , after hearing his life-story are also as dear to Me , as my life . O Arjuna , the Yoga that I have described to you so far , from the start , is none other than the Yoga of devotion . This devotee is so great that I shower My love on him , meditate upon him and bear him on My head . Those devotees , however , who partake in a disinterested way of this nectar of pious wisdom set forth above , endowed with faith and solely devoted to Me , they are extremely dear to Me { 12 / 20 } .Those who hear this talk of Yoga , which is sweet like a shower of nectar and combines it with duty and turns it into self-experience , develop an expanding faith and respect for Yoga and practice it , after holding it securely in their heart . If they have attained a state of mind as described by me , they realize its fruit as from the best seed sown in a fertile field . But only those who bear loving devotion towards Me and regard Me , as their all -in -all and as their ultimate goal , are My true devotees and Yogis and it is for them , that I feel a strong longing . Those who are fond of hearing tales of devotion , are the holy waters , the sacred places and the holy ones . I meditate on them , they are the objects of My worship , and I hold none else as superior to them . I am extremely fond of them . who are our treasure and I find great satisfaction in meeting them . But , O Arjuna , I esteem those who take delight in recounting the tales of devotees , as great gods . || OM TAT SAT ||
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