Shloka 34
कालयुक्तधर्मविवेकः
Discerning Dharma in Accord with Time
शत्रुं मित्र च ये नित्यं तुल्येन मनसा नरा: । भजन्ति मैत्रा: संगम्य ते नसः स्वर्गगामिन:
śatruṁ mitraṁ ca ye nityaṁ tulyena manasā narāḥ | bhajanti maitrāḥ saṅgamya te naraḥ svargagāminaḥ ||
Maheshvara bersabda: Mereka yang pada setiap masa memandang musuh dan sahabat dengan hati yang seimbang, dan bertemu orang lain dengan semangat persahabatan (maitrī), merekalah yang mencapai alam-alam syurga.
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.