Bhagavad Gita BG 12.19
Chapter 12, Verse 19 — Meaning, Translation & Explanation
तुल्यनिन्दास्तुतिर्मौनी सन्तुष्टो येन केन चित् । अनिकेतः स्थिरमतिर् भक्तिमान्मे प्रियो नरः ॥
tulya-ninda-stutir mauni santushto yena kena cit aniketah sthira-matir bhakti-man me priyo narah
Meaning
Equal toward blame and praise, silent, content with anything, without fixed home, of steady mind — a person devoted to Me is dear to Me.
Understanding
The concluding verse in this litany of qualities: tulya-ninda-stutih (equal toward blame/censure and praise — not elated by praise, not deflated by blame). Mauni (the silent one — inner silence, not compulsive speech). Santushto yena kena cit (content with whatever comes — yena kena cit = with this or that, with anything). Aniketah (without fixed home — nimble, unattached to a permanent base; the wandering monk quality). Sthira-matih (of steady mind — the same steadiness as the sthita-prajna of Ch2). Bhakti-man me priyo narah (a devoted person is dear to Me). Together these form the portrait of the fully liberated devotee: inner equanimity (blame=praise), inner silence, contentment without conditions, outer nimbleness, inner stability.
Word by Word
| Word | IAST | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| तुल्यनिन्दास्तुतिः | tulya-ninda-stutih | one for whom blame and praise are equal |
| मौनी | mauni | silent, contemplative |
| सन्तुष्टः | santushtah | content |
| येन केन चित् | yena kena cit | with whatever comes |
| अनिकेतः | aniketah | without a fixed home |
| स्थिरमतिः | sthira-matih | steady-minded |
| भक्तिमान् | bhaktiman | filled with devotion |
| मे | me | to Me |
| प्रियः | priyah | dear |
| नरः | narah | person |
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