तुल्यनिन्दास्तुतिर्मौनी सन्तुष्टो येन केनचित् | अनिकेतः स्थिरमतिर्भक्तिमान्मे प्रियो नरः
tulyanindāstutirmaunī santuṣṭo yena kenacit . aniketaḥ sthiramatirbhaktimānme priyo naraḥ
Celui pour qui la critique et la louange sont égales (tulyanindāstutiḥ), qui est silencieux (maunī), satisfait de tout ce qui lui arrive, sans demeure fixe (aniketaḥ), à l'esprit stable (sthiramatiḥ), et rempli de dévotion (bhaktimān) — cet homme M'est cher.
The person to whom denunciation and praise are the same, who is silent, content with anything, homeless, steady-minded, and full of devotion is dear to Me.
Ce verset continue la description des qualités du dévot, soulignant son indifférence aux opinions extérieures, son silence intérieur et extérieur, sa capacité à trouver la satisfaction en toutes circonstances, son détachement des possessions matérielles et sa stabilité mentale, toutes ancrées dans une profonde dévotion.
He is neither elated by praise nor pained by censure. He keeps a balanced state of mind. He has controlled the organ of speech and so he is silent. His mind also is serene and silent as he has controlled the thoughts also. He is ite content with the bare means of bodily sustenance. It is said in the Mahabharata (Santi Parva? Moksha Dharma) Who is dressed in anything? who eats any kind of food? who lies down anywhere? him the gods call a Brahmana or a liberated sage or Jivanmukta.He does not dwell in one place. He has no fixed abode. He is homeless. He regards the world as his dwelling place. His mind is ever fixed on Brahman. (Cf.VII.17IX.29XII.17)