तुल्यनिन्दास्तुतिर्मौनी सन्तुष्टो येन केनचित् | अनिकेतः स्थिरमतिर्भक्तिमान्मे प्रियो नरः ||१२-१९||
tulyanindāstutirmaunī santuṣṭo yena kenacit . aniketaḥ sthiramatirbhaktimānme priyo naraḥ ||12-19||
Chapter 12 · Verse 19
Bhakti Yoga
भक्तियोग
In plain words
He is neither elated by praise nor pained by censure. He keeps a balanced state of mind. He has controlled the organ of speech and so he is silent.
Translation
12.19 He who regards alike both blame and praise, who is silent and content with any lot, who has no home, who is firm of mind, and who is devoted to Me - dear to Me is such a man.
Meaning
He is neither elated by praise nor pained by censure. He keeps a balanced state of mind. He has controlled the organ of speech and so he is silent. His mind also is serene and silent as he has controlled the thoughts also. He is ite content with the bare means of bodily sustenance. It is said in the Mahabharata (Santi Parva. Moksha Dharma) Who is dressed in anything who eats any kind of food who lies down anywhere him the gods call a Brahmana or a liberated sage or Jivanmukta. He does not dwell in one place. He has no fixed abode. He is homeless. He regards the world as his dwelling place. His mind is ever fixed on Brahman. (Cf. VII.17IX.29XII.17)
Word by word
तुल्यनिन्दास्तुतिः to whom censure and praise are eal मौनी -- silent सन्तुष्टः contented येनकेनचित् with anything अनिकेतः homeless स्थिरमतिः steadyminded भक्तिमान् full of devotion मे to Me प्रियः dear नरः (that) man.