Shloka 34
कालयुक्तधर्मविवेकः
Discerning Dharma in Accord with Time
शत्रुं मित्र च ये नित्यं तुल्येन मनसा नरा: । भजन्ति मैत्रा: संगम्य ते नसः स्वर्गगामिन:,जो सबके प्रति मैत्रीभाव रखकर सबसे मिलते तथा शत्रु और मित्रको भी सदा समान हृदयसे अपनाते है, वे मानव स्वर्गलोकमें जाते हैं
śatruṁ mitraṁ ca ye nityaṁ tulyena manasā narāḥ | bhajanti maitrāḥ saṅgamya te naraḥ svargagāminaḥ ||
Maheshvara sprach: Wer zu jeder Zeit Freund und Feind mit gleichmütigem Herzen begegnet und anderen in freundschaftlichem Geist (maitrī) entgegentritt, gelangt in die himmlischen Welten.
श्रीमहेश्वर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches impartial goodwill: one should maintain the same benevolent, even-minded attitude toward both friends and enemies, meeting all with friendliness. Such equanimity and universal maitrī are presented as dharmic virtues that lead to heavenly attainment.
Śrī Maheśvara is instructing about ethical conduct and its results. He states that those who relate to others with friendliness and who do not let the mind be biased by categories of ‘friend’ and ‘enemy’ become fit to attain svarga.