Srimad Bhagavadgita Sadhaka Sanjivani -Swami Ramsukhdas
Chapter 12
An enlightened devotee, remains free from agitation, joy, envy and fear etc., because, from his view-point they have no independent existence, except of God. He does not attach any importance to these, and so he is not affected by them.
When a person, is proud of his virtues, it means that he has inculcated an evil propensity of pride, while a divine trait can never give birth, to a demoniac trait, because "the divine nature is deemed conducive to liberation" (Gita 16/5). So, in this verse, the term 'Muktah' (liberated or free) instead of 'Bhaktah' (devotee), has been used because a devotee, ever remains free from all evils. The evil, of pride gives birth to several other evils, as all evils depend, on the evil of pride. |
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