Bhagavad Gita · Chapter 12: The Path of Devotion

Bhagavad Gita 12.13

adveṣṭā sarvabhūtānāṃ maitraḥ karuṇa eva ca | nirmamo nirahaṅkāraḥ samaduḥkhasukhaḥ kṣamī ||

One who hates no being, who is friendly and compassionate, free from the sense of "mine" and from ego, the same in pain and pleasure, and forgiving;

Modern context

The last eight verses of the chapter describe the devotee whom the divine holds dear. They are among the most loved passages in the Gita. The portrait begins with three qualities toward others: no hatred for any being, friendliness, and compassion. Then come inner qualities: no possessiveness, no ego, evenness, forgiveness. Devotion is measured here not by ritual but by character.