यस्मान्नोद्विजते लोको लोकान्नोद्विजते च यः
हर्षामर्षभयोद्वेगैर्मुक्तो यः स च मे प्रियः
yasmānnodvijate loko lokānnodvijate ca yaḥ
harṣāmarṣabhayodvegairmukto yaḥ sa ca me priyaḥ
TRANSLATION
He from whom the world has no cause to be frightened, who is not frightened by the world, who is free from joy and impatience, fear and repulsion—he is dear to me.
PURPORT
That person who is engaged in Karma Yoga does not become the cause of ‘fear to the world’; he does nothing to cause fear to the world.He has no cause to ‘fear the world,’ i.e., no action on the part of others can cause him fear because of the certainty that he is not inimical to the world. Therefore he is not in the habit of showing favour towards someone and intolerance towards others; he has no fear of some or repulsion for others. Such a person is dear to Me.
