सर्वतो मनसोऽसङ्गमादौ सङ्गं च साधुषु । दयां मैत्रीं प्रश्रयं च भूतेष्वद्धा यथोचितम् ॥ २३ ॥
sarvato manaso ’saṅgam ādau saṅgaṁ ca sādhuṣu dayāṁ maitrīṁ praśrayaṁ ca bhūteṣv addhā yathocitam
- sarvataḥ
- everywhere
- manasaḥ
- of the mind
- asaṅgam
- detachment
- ādau
- in the beginning
- saṅgam
- association
- ca
- and
- sādhuṣu
- with saintly persons
- dayām
- mercy
- maitrīm
- friendship
- praśrayam
- reverence
- ca
- and
- bhūteṣu
- for all living beings
- addhā
- thus
- yathā ucitam
- as is suitable
A sincere disciple should learn to dissociate the mind from everything material and positively cultivate association with his spiritual master and other saintly devotees. He should be merciful to those in an inferior position to him, cultivate friendship with those on an equal level and meekly serve those in a higher spiritual position. Thus he should learn to deal properly with all living beings.