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संनियम्येन्द्रियग्रामं सर्वत्र समबुद्धयः।ते प्राप्नुवन्ति मामेव सर्वभूतहिते रताः।।12.4।।

sanniyamyendriya-grāmaṁ sarvatra sama-buddhayaḥ te prāpnuvanti mām eva sarva-bhūta-hite ratāḥ

Sanskrit Chant Recitation
Chapter 12, Verse 4
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Sanskrit to English Translation

Translator:
Having restrained all the senses, being even-minded everywhere, and intent on the welfare of all beings, they verily come unto Me.

A Reading - Rantideb

Why: with senses controlled, even-minded everywhere, intent on the welfare of all beings, those who worship the unmanifest attain Krishna as well, again noting that the harder path also requires real, ongoing discipline, not just abstract belief.

In life: the more abstract or philosophical version of a practice still demands genuine, ongoing discipline, it's not automatically easier just because it looks less relationship-based on the surface.

Teaching: don't assume a more abstract, philosophical approach to growth is inherently less demanding than a relational one, both require sustained, genuine discipline, just of different kinds.

sanniyamyacontrolling
indriya-grāmamall the senses
sarvatraeverywhere
sama-buddayaḥequally disposed
tethey
prāpnuvantiachieve
māmunto Me
evacertainly
sarva-bhūtahiteall living entities' welfare
ratāḥengaged.

Deep Classical Commentary (Bhashya)

Author:
12.4 संनियम्य having restrained? इन्द्रियग्रामम् the aggregate of the senses? सर्वत्र everywhere? समबुद्धयः evenminded? ते they? प्राप्नुवन्ति obtian? माम् Me? एव only? सर्वभूतहिते in the welfare of all beings? रताः rejoicers.Commentary Those who are free from likes and dislikes (attraction and repulsion) can possess,eanimity of mind. Those who have destroyed ignorance which is the cause for exhilaration and grief? through the knowledge of the Self? those who are free from all kinds of sensual cravings through the constant practice of finding the defects or the evil in sensual pleasures can have evenness of mind. Those who are neither elated nor troubled when they get desirable or undesirable objects can possess evenness of mind.The two currents of love and hatred (likes and dislikes) make a man think of harming others. When these two are destroyed through meditation on the Self? the Yogi is intent on the welfare of others. He rejoices in doing service to the people. He plunges himself in service. He works constantly for the solidarity or wellbeing of this world. He gives fearlessness (Abhayadana) to all creatures. No creature is afraid of him. He becomes a Paramahamsa Sannyasi who gives shelter to all in his heart. He attains Selfrealisation. He becoes a knower of Brahman. The knower of Brahman becomes Brahman.By means of the control of the senses the Yogi closes the ten doors (the senses) and withdraws the senses from the sensual objects and fixes the mind on the innermost Self. Those who meditate on the imperishable transcendental Brahman? restraining and subduing the senses? regarding everything eally? rejoicing in the welfare of all beings -- these also come to Me. It needs no saying that they reach Myself? because I hold the wise as verily Myself (Cf.VII.18). Further it is not necessary to say that they are the best Yogins as they are one with Brahman Himself. (Cf.V.25XI.55)But --