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मैत्रीकरुणामुदितोपेक्षाणाम् in Grantha · 𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥

🕉️ yoga·📿 3× repetitions·🕐 Morning, or before meditation; reflected on throughout the day in dealings with people·📜 Patanjali Yoga Sutras 1.33

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Origin & Story

Patanjali Yoga Sutras 1.33 · Patanjali · Classical (c. 2nd century BCE – 4th century CE)

This aphorism appears in the Samadhi Pada of Maharshi Patanjali's Yoga Sutras, among the methods for steadying and clarifying the mind. Here Patanjali offers a practical psychology of relationship: by meeting the happy, the suffering, the virtuous and the wicked each with the appropriate attitude, the mind is freed of disturbance and made serene. These four attitudes are echoed in the brahmaviharas of the broader Indian spiritual tradition.

✦ As told in scripture

Practitioners find that this single teaching transforms daily life: when friendliness, compassion, joy and equanimity replace jealousy, cruelty, envy and irritation, the heart grows light and the mind clear — and meditation, once a struggle, becomes natural and deep.

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The Mantra

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𑌮𑍈𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌕𑌰𑍁𑌣𑌾𑌮𑍁𑌦𑌿𑌤𑍋𑌪𑍇𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌾𑌣𑌾𑌂 𑌸𑍁𑌖𑌦𑍁𑌃𑌖𑌪𑍁𑌣𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌪𑍁𑌣𑍍𑌯𑌵𑌿𑌷𑌯𑌾𑌣𑌾𑌂 𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌨𑌾𑌤𑌶𑍍𑌚𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌸𑌾𑌦𑌨𑌮𑍍 ॥

Maitri-karuna-mudita-upekshanam sukha-duhkha-punya-apunya-vishayanam bhavanatash chitta-prasadanam

Meaning:सुखी जनों के प्रति मैत्री, दुःखी जनों के प्रति करुणा, पुण्यात्माओं के प्रति मुदिता (प्रसन्नता) और पापियों के प्रति उपेक्षा (समता) की भावना करने से चित्त प्रसन्न एवं निर्मल हो जाता है।

Word-by-Word Meaning

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𑌮𑍈𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍀🔊maitriFriendliness, loving-kindness, goodwill

𑌕𑌰𑍁𑌣𑌾🔊karunaCompassion, mercy

𑌮𑍁𑌦𑌿𑌤𑌾🔊muditaGladness, sympathetic joy, delight (in others' virtue)

𑌉𑌪𑍇𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌾𑌣𑌾𑌮𑍍🔊upekshanamOf equanimity, indifference, non-judgemental neutrality

𑌸𑍁𑌖🔊sukhaThe happy, those who are joyful

𑌦𑍁𑌃𑌖🔊duhkhaThe suffering, those in distress

𑌪𑍁𑌣𑍍𑌯🔊punyaThe virtuous, the meritorious

𑌅𑌪𑍁𑌣𑍍𑌯🔊apunyaThe non-virtuous, the wicked

𑌵𑌿𑌷𑌯𑌾𑌣𑌾𑌮𑍍🔊vishayanamWith regard to these objects/states (as their respective objects)

𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌨𑌾𑌤𑌃🔊bhavanatahBy cultivating, by the attitude of, through repeated cultivation

𑌚𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌸𑌾𑌦𑌨𑌮𑍍🔊chitta-prasadanamClarity / serenity / purification of the mind (chitta)

𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌸𑌾𑌦𑌨🔊prasadanaCalming, gladdening, making clear and tranquil

Benefits of Chanting मैत्रीकरुणामुदितोपेक्षाणाम्

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Teaches the four sublime attitudes (maitri, karuna, mudita, upeksha) that keep the mind peaceful in all relationships.

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Removes jealousy toward the happy, cruelty toward the suffering, envy of the virtuous, and disturbance over the wicked.

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Purifies and clarifies the mind (chitta-prasadana), making it serene and fit for meditation.

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A practical psychology for harmonious living and emotional balance in every encounter.

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Cultivates loving-kindness, compassion, joy and equanimity as a daily spiritual practice.

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Brings lasting inner peace by transforming how one relates to others.

How to Chant मैत्रीकरुणामुदितोपेक्षाणाम्

Repetitions3times

Best TimeMorning, or before meditation; reflected on throughout the day in dealings with people

FaceEast or facing one's place of meditation

Recite the sutra and bring to mind its four attitudes. As you meet people through the day, silently apply them: gladness for the happy, compassion for the suffering, joy for the good, and calm acceptance toward those who do wrong. Practiced sincerely, it steadily clears the mind of disturbing emotions and prepares it for deeper meditation.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page shows the complete मैत्रीकरुणामुदितोपेक्षाणाम् written in the Grantha script — the same Sanskrit/Hindi verses, transliterated character-by-character so you can read and chant comfortably. Tap any line (or the ▶ button) to hear it recited aloud.

Yes — only the script changes; the words and their meaning are the original. The verse-by-verse meaning, benefits and how-to-chant guidance on this page apply exactly the same.

It teaches that the mind becomes clear and serene by cultivating four attitudes: friendliness (maitri) toward the happy, compassion (karuna) toward the suffering, gladness (mudita) toward the virtuous, and equanimity (upeksha) toward the wicked. These attitudes purify the mind (chitta-prasadana).

Maitri (loving-kindness) toward those who are happy, karuna (compassion) toward those who suffer, mudita (sympathetic joy) toward the virtuous, and upeksha (equanimity) toward the non-virtuous. Each is the right response to a particular kind of person, keeping the mind undisturbed.

Reacting to the wicked with anger or hatred only disturbs one's own mind. Patanjali advises upeksha — a calm, non-judgemental neutrality — so the mind stays clear and peaceful instead of being agitated by others' wrongdoing.

A mind clouded by jealousy, cruelty, envy or agitation cannot become still. By cultivating these four attitudes, the mind is purified and made serene (chitta-prasadana), creating the calm, clear inner condition needed for successful meditation.