One who bears no hatred toward any being, who is friendly and compassionate, free of the sense of 'mine' and of ego, equal in pleasure and pain, and endowed with patience —
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The Bhagavad Gita, translated and commentated by S. Radhakrishnan, is one of the most scholarly and accessible English renderings of Hinduism's most beloved scripture — the dialogue between Arjuna and Lord Krishna on the battlefield of Kurukshetra. Radhakrishnan, philosopher and statesman, brings both rigorous intellectual insight and genuine spiritual depth to his translation and notes. This edition is treasured for its ability to illuminate the Gita's universal spiritual teaching across cultural and philosophical boundaries.
- Author
- Krishna
- Tradition
- Hindu
- Source text
- Bhagavad Gita
- Chapter
- Bhagavad Gita, Chapter 12
- Verse / page
- BG.12.13
- Topics
- CompassionGood Character
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I do not wish to slay these, O Madhusudana, even if they strike me down — not even for the lordship of all three worlds, let alone for this earth.
A true devotee, regardless of their position, shares the burden of the poor and the distressed, and administers justice with compassion and mercy.
There is one God, whose name is true, the creator, beyond fear, beyond vengeance, timeless, unborn, self-existent, and benevolent by the Guru's grace.
Regarding the Last Judgment, a beautiful tradition states that there are seven degrees of punishment, but eight of blessedness, because God's mercy exceeds His justice.
This is how God deals with us. When we humble ourselves, God cannot hold back His mercy. He must come down and pour His grace into the humble person, and He gives Himself most fully and all at once to the least of all.