तुल्यनिन्दास्तुतिर्मौनी सन्तुष्टो येन केनचित् ।
अनिकेतः स्थिरमतिर्भक्तिमान्मे प्रियो नरः ॥१२- १९॥
Tulyanindaastuthirmauni santushhTo yenakenachit.h
AniketaH sthiramati bhaktimaan me priyo naraH
Tulyanindaastuthi – one who treats praise and censure equally : mauni – one who is peaceful : santushhTo – one who is happy / contented :
yenakenachit.h – by whatever means possible : AniketaH – one who is not attached to his home : sthiramati – one whose mind is stable : bhaktimaan – that person who is full of devotion : me priyo naraH such a man is dear to me
“Tulyanindaastuthi” means one should treat praise and insult equally. That person who is waiting to be praised always gets disappointed. In the scriptures it is said that, those who praise us are never close to us. Sant Tulsidas has said, “nindkeniyare raakiye” – niyare raakiye – keep them near you,
who? nindake – those who insult you,” This is because those who correct us and criticize us often are those who are truly fond of us. We should learn to accept any criticism as something that is done to improve us.
“mauni” does not just mean one keeps his mouth shut. It refers to those whose mind is not affected by other things. For eg, when we are driving and we stop at the red light, we do not switch off the car and it keeps on revving up. So too, when we are meditating, our mind is revving up. “mauni” refers to one whose mind is at peace.
SantushhTaH – is one who is happy – yenakena chit.h – by any means possible. “When my friend was getting married her aunt came and told her, Congratulations my dear!, “I’m sure you’ll look back and remember today as the happiest day of your life.” My friend said, “But Aunty, I’m only getting married tomorrow,” The aunt winked and replied, “”I know,” , that’s why I said, you will remember today as the happiest day of your life”. We should understand that the happiness that is derived from worldly objects and attachments is fleeting, but that derived from devotion will be everlasting.
AniketaH means one who does not have the feeling of mine regards material possessions and sthiramati means stable minded. Once in a mental hospital, the doctor came to know that one of the patients had saved another from a suicide attempt by pulling him out of a bath tub. So he called him and said, “”Mr. James, your records and your heroic behavior indicate that you’re ready to go home. I’m only sorry that the man you saved later killed himself with a rope around the neck.” “Oh, he didn’t kill himself,” James replied. “I hung him up to dry. This is asthira mati!! On the contrary, sthira mati – means whose mind and intellect (mati) is sthiraM (stable) and also not affected by attachments and desires for worldly objects.”. The lord says that such a person with all these qualities and who is full of devotion to me, is dear to Me!
Sowmyaji can you list out 33 qualities of Bhakta which is mentioned in Sloka-13 to 19 of Bhakti Yoga (Bhagavad Geeta). I have read in your commentry this qualities are refered as our 33 crore of Devas. If you can list it out this qualities it is very usefull for people like us.
Sekar – The following are the qualities referred to in these slokas:
(1) Adweshta sarvabhutaanam – without hatred towards any being
(2) MaitraH – friendly
(3) KaruNaH – compassionate
(4) NirmamaH – without any sense of possessiveness
(5) NirahankaaraH – without Ego
(6) sama dukha sukhaH – Equal in joy and sorrow
(7) Kshami – Patient & forgiving
(8) SantushhTaH satataM – Always Contented
(9) Yataatma – self controlled
(10)DhR^ida nishchayaH – Strong willed & determined
(11)Mayyaarpita manO buddhih – Dedicating mind & intellect to me
(12)Yasmanno dvijate loko, Yah Lokat Na udvijate – One who does not agitate the world nor is agitated by the world
(13)Harshha Amarshha BayaH udvegair Yah mukthah- who is free from joy, envy, fear and excitement
(14)AnapekshaH – one who is free from expectations
(15)ShuchiH – pure
(16)DakshaH – dexterous / resourceful
(17)UdaasinaH – impartial
(18)GatavyataH – undisturbed
(19)Sarvaaramba parityaagi – one who is free from the desire to start something or the other
(20)Yo na hR^ishhyati – one who does not rejoice excessively
(21)Yo na dveshhTi – one who does not hate
(22)Yo na shochati – one who does not grieve about his past
(23)Yo na kaaN^gshati – one who does not worry about his future (24)Shubaashuba parityaagi – one who is beyond good and evil
(25)SamaH shatrau cha mitre cah – treats enemies and friends equally (26)(SamaH) maanaapamaanayoH – treats honour and insult similarly (27)(Samah) ShiitoshhNa – treats cold and heat the same
(28) saN^gavivarjitaH – one who is free from attachment
(29) Tulyanindaastuthi – one who treats praise and censure equally (30) mauni – one who is peaceful
(31) santushhTo yenakenachit.h – one who is happy / contented by whatever means possible
(32) AniketaH – without a fixed abode/home
(33) sthiramati – stable minded
These have been discussed in detail in these posts on Bhakti yoga