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Yoga Vāsiṣṭha 2.13.71

Traditional (ascribed to Vālmīki)

Prakaraṇas
6
Sargas
175
Published
73
Verses
2878
Level
intermediate

Sarga 13 · Verse 71

Verse 71

अनुद्धतमनाः शान्तः साधुः कर्म करोति यत् । तत्सर्वमभिनन्दन्ति तस्येमा भूतजातयः ॥ ७१ ॥

anuddhatamanāḥ śāntaḥ sādhuḥ karma karōti yat | tatsarvamabhinandanti tasyēmā bhūtajātayaḥ || 71 ||

Translation

Whatever work a good person does, peaceful and not overbearing in mind, all these races of beings welcome all of it.

Word by word

anuddhata
not overbearing
manāḥ
in mind
śāntaḥ
peaceful
sādhuḥ
a good person
karma
work
karōti
does
yat
whatever
tat
that
sarvam
all
abhinandanti
welcome
tasya
of his
imā
(imāḥ) these
bhūta
of beings
jātayaḥ
races

Meaning

Anuddhata, not puffed up. The commentary's word is humility. Note the claim is about reception. People accept a great deal from one who is not trying to prove anything, and they resist small things from those who are. Those in authority, as Rāma will be, might weigh this.