- Krishna & ArjunCredit: International Society For Krishna consciousness – ISKCON
In a few beautiful verses in the Gita, the Avatar Krishna tells Arjun his disciple and friend, who among poeple are dearest to Him. I read out the translation from the Sanskrit once to a friend from Australia, a ‘Lady’ of national standing whose husband was also a scholar, philosopher and mystic. She then asked me if she could quote the verses in her New Year’s greetings to her friends. I received her card with the following verses to my delight.
He who hates no being,
Who is friendly and compassionate to all,
Who is free from the feeling of ‘I’ and ‘Mine’,
Even minded in pain and pleasure
And forgiving, ever content, steady in meditation,
With mind and intellect fixed on Me,
He My devotee, is dear to Me.
He by whom the world is not afflicted
And whom the world cannot afflict,
He who is not overwhelmed by joy,
Free of anger, fear and anxiety,
He is dear to Me.
He who has no wants, who is pure
Skillful, impartial, untroubled
And who is selfless in all his undertakings,
He who is thus devoted to Me, is dear to Me.
He who neither rejoices nor hates nor grieves
Nor desires, who renounces alike fair or foul,
Full of devotion, he is dear to Me.
He who is the same to friend and foe
And also in honour and dishonour,
who is the same in cold and heat,
In pleasure and pain,
Who is free from attachment
Who is neither moved by censure nor praise,
Who is silent, content with whatever comes his way,
Detached from home, steady minded
Full of devotion, that man is dearest to Me.
Search for The Soul - Indrajit Rathore 
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