That man who is
Equal to friend and foe,
In honour and dishonour,
In heat and cold,
In pleasure and pain –
Equal to censure and praise – To a true devotee the worldly praise or censure has no meaning and significance because of his experiences of the Divine.
Who is silent – He is a man of few words both physically and mentally.
Content with anything – Contentment in anything that reaches him unasked for and unexpected of. Entertaining demands and to strive for their satisfaction is the never ending game of life. The policy of contentment is the only way to seek and achieve the divine goal of life.
Homeless – Home indicates a sense of possession and belonging. Homeless means the absence of such sense. As these souls exist not for any family or social
group but live for mankind as a whole, they do not have a settled home. They are not chained to one place or community. They are free to move wherever their inspiration takes them.
Steadfast in understanding of the goal and
Always with full devotion to The Lord, is dear to The Lord.
These terminologies indicate the entire possibilities in life at physical, mental and intellectual levels. In all of these situations a true devotee remains unagitated because he is free from attachment which is the cause for all agitations,
Sri Krishna has thus given the complete picture of a Man of Perfection, his relationship with the outside world, his psychological life and intellectual evaluation of the world of beings and happenings. This enumeration concludes the various moral, ethical and spiritual qualities of a true devotee.
CONCLUSION AS TO WHO IS EXTREMELY DEAR TO THE LORD
