66 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [Madhya-lila, Ch. 23
mayy arpita-mano-buddhir
yo mad-bhaktah sa me priyah
SYNONYMS

advesta—not envious or jealous; sarva-bhutanam—to all living entities in all
parts of the world; maitrah—friendly; karunah —compassionate; eva—certainly;
ca—and; nirmamah—with no sense of proprietorship; nirahankarah—without
pride (without considering oneself a great preacher); sama-duhkha-sukhah—
equal in distress and happiness (peaceful); ksami—tolerant of offenses created by
others; santustah —satisfied; satatam—continuously; yogi—engaged in bhakti-
yoga; yata-dtma—having controlled the senses and mind; drdha-niscayah—
having firm confidence and determination; mayi—unto Me; arpita—dedicated;
manah-buddhih—mind and intelligence; yah —who; mat-bhaktah—My devotee;
sah—that person; me—My; priyah —dear.

TRANSLATION

““‘One who is not envious but who is a kind friend to all living entities, who
does not think himself a proprietor, who is free from false ego, equal in both
happiness and distress, always satisfied, forgiving and self-controlled, who is
engaged in devotional service with determination and whose mind and intelli-
gence are dedicated to Me—he is very dear to Me.

PURPORT

One should not be jealous of members of other castes or nations. It is not that
only Indians or brahmanas can become Vaisnavas. Anyone can become a
Vaisnava. Therefore one should recognize that the bhakti cult must be spread all
over the world. That is real advesta. Moreover, the word maitrah, friendly, indi-
cates that one who is able to preach the bhakti cult all over the world should be
equally friendly to everyone. These two and the following six verses were spoken
by Sri Krsna in Bhagavad-gita (12.13-20).

TEXT 108
TACAACS CHICH CAT FICAT RCS H |
ZAATSCHICARAT CH A FD CH false seb
yasman nodvijate loko
lokan nodvijate tu yah
harsdmarsa-bhayodvegair
mukto yah sa ca me priyah
