Shloka 37
शान्ता: समदृश: शुद्धा: सर्वभूतानुरञ्जना: । यान्त्यञ्जसाच्युतपदमच्युतप्रियबान्धवा: ॥ ३७ ॥
śāntāḥ sama-dṛśaḥ śuddhāḥ sarva-bhūtānurañjanāḥ yānty añjasācyuta-padam acyuta-priya-bāndhavāḥ
Those who are peaceful, even-minded, pure and cleansed, skilled in pleasing all living beings, and who keep friendship only with Acyuta’s beloved devotees—only they easily attain Acyuta’s abode, returning home, back to Godhead.
The description of this verse fully indicates that only devotees are eligible to enter into the kingdom of Godhead. The first point stated is that devotees are peaceful, for they have no demands for their personal sense gratification. They are simply dedicated to the service of the Lord. Karmīs cannot be peaceful because they have immense demands for sense gratification. As for jñānīs, they cannot be peaceful because they are too busy trying to attain liberation or merge into the existence of the Supreme. Similarly, yogīs are also restless to get mystic power. But a devotee is peaceful because he is fully surrendered to the Supreme Personality of Godhead and thinks of himself as completely helpless; just as a child feels complete peace in depending on the parent, so a devotee is completely peaceful, for he depends on the mercy of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
FAQs
This verse highlights four traits: peacefulness, equal vision, inner purity, and goodwill toward all living beings—marks of those dear to Acyuta.
It says that devotees who embody purity, calmness, and compassion, and who are beloved of the Lord, attain Acyuta’s abode quickly and directly.
Cultivate calmness, avoid partiality, keep conduct and intentions clean, and act for the welfare of all—these qualities align one with bhakti and the Lord’s grace.