The Bhāva door
Name a feeling or situation. Receive a verse to sit with.
Compassion, kindness, empathy
I want to help others · I feel called to serve · I want to be kinder
अद्वेष्टा सर्वभूतानां मैत्रः करुण एव च |
adveṣṭā sarvabhūtānāṃ maitraḥ karuṇa eva ca .
भूतमात्र के प्रति जो द्वेषरहित है तथा सबका मित्र तथा करुणावान् है; जो ममता और अहंकार से रहित, सुख और दु:ख में सम और क्षमावान् है।।
Why this verse: One who is not envious but is a kind friend to all living beings, who does not think himself a proprietor — such a devotee is dear to Me.
यतः प्रवृत्तिर्भूतानां येन सर्वमिदं ततम् |
yataḥ pravṛttirbhūtānāṃ yena sarvamidaṃ tatam .
जिस (परमात्मा) से भूतमात्र की प्रवृत्ति अर्थात् उत्पत्ति हुई है और जिससे यह सम्पूर्ण जगत् व्याप्त है, उस (परमात्मा) की स्वकर्म द्वारा पूजा करके मनुष्य सिद्धि को प्राप्त होता है।।
Why this verse: By performing his own work, one worships the Lord, who is present in all beings. By his own work, he attains perfection.
Related nakshatra themes
The same feeling, read through the nakshatras.