Chapter 12 · The Yoga of Devotion · Krishna said

Bhagavad Gita 12.13 — Friendly and compassionate

अद्वेष्टा सर्वभूतानां मैत्रः करुण एव च। निर्ममो निरहङ्कारः समदुःखसुखः क्षमी ॥

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

Meaning

One who hates no being, who is friendly and kind to all, free from "mine" and from ego, equal in pleasure and pain, and forgiving —

In today's life

Choosing kindness over grudges, even with difficult people, is the first mark of a true devotee.

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