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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 12, Verse 4

The Path of Devotion

संनियम्येन्द्रियग्रामं सर्वत्र समबुद्धयः।ते प्राप्नुवन्ति मामेव सर्वभूतहिते रताः

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

What does Bhagavad Gita 12.4 mean?

Subduing their senses, viewing all conditions of life with an equal eye, and working for the welfare of all beings, they assuredly come to Me.

Word-by-word meaning

saṁniyamya—having fully subdued · indriya-grāmaṁ—the group of senses · sarvatra—everywhere · sama-buddhayaḥ—even-minded / with equal intellect · te—they · prāpnuvanti—attain / reach · mām—Me · eva—indeed / assuredly · sarva-bhūta-hite—in the welfare of all beings · ratāḥ—engaged / delighting

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