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35 Qualities of a Bhakta, Adi Sankaracharya, Arsha Vidya Gurukulam, Bhagavad Gita, Bhagavad Gita Chapter 12 Bhakti Yoga, Bhagavad Gita Chapter 12 Verses 13-19, Pujya Swami Dayananda Saraswati, The Qualities of a Parabhakta
Namaskaar. We move on to the last Quality of Verse #15. Qualities enumerated in Verses #16-19 to follow. Here Pujya Swamiji explains a very important set of attributes :
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THE JNANI IS FREE FROM EXULTATION, INTOLERANCE, FEAR AND PAIN
Further he says harsa-amarsa-bhaya-udvegaih muktah yah – the one who is free from elation, intolerance, fear and anxiety, sa ca me priyah – he is beloved to me. Harsa is the state of mind that ensues when you achieve something you had wanted very much. There is an exultation, which Sankara says is indicated by horripilation and shedding tears. When you reach such an extreme of joyous emotion, its opposite is not going to be far away. Continue reading