Bhagavad Gita · Bhakti YogaChapter 12, Shloka 4 (12.4)
Original Sanskrit · श्रीभगवान्
सन्नियम्येन्द्रियग्रामं सर्वत्र समबुद्धयः
ते प्राप्नुवन्ति मामेव सर्वभूतहिते रताः
॥ 12.4 ॥
sanniyamyendriyagrāmaṃ sarvatra samabuddhayaḥ
te prāpnuvanti māmeva sarvabhūtahite ratāḥ
Translation
"— keeping the senses restrained, even-minded in every situation, engaged in the welfare of all beings — they too reach me alone."
Interpretation
Shankaracharya. samā tulyā buddhiḥ yeṣām iṣṭāniṣṭaprāptau; na tu teṣāṃ vaktavyaṃ kiñcit mām te prāpnuvanti iti, jñānī tv ātmaiva me matam (gītā 7.18) iti hi uktam — nothing at all needs to be said about them; 7.18 has said it — the wise one is my very self; na hi bhagavatsvarūpāṇāṃ satāṃ yuktatamatvam ayuktatamatvaṃ vā vācyam — for those who are the Lord's very nature, it makes no sense to speak of "most united" or "less united".
Acharya Ramanuja (12.3–12.4): sarvatra devādiviṣamākāreṣu deheṣu avasthiteṣu ātmasu jñānaikākāratayā samabuddhayaḥ — even in different bodies, all selves are equal in being of the nature of knowledge; sarvabhūtāhitaratitvaṃ hi ātmano devādiviṣamākārābhimānanimittam — wishing harm to others comes from identifying with the body; mat-samānākāram asaṃsāriṇam ātmānaṃ prāpnuvanti — they attain the self (its true nature), which is like me in form and free of samsara.
AI-assisted draft translation — under review.