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अनपेक्षः शुचिर्दक्ष उदासीनो गतव्यथः । सर्वारम्भपरित्यागी यो मद्भक्तः स मे प्रियः॥६-३४-१६॥
One who is without expectation, pure, competent, impartial, free from distress, and who relinquishes self-centered undertakings—who is devoted to Me—is dear to Me.
english translation
यो न हृष्यति न द्वेष्टि न शोचति न काङ्क्षति । शुभाशुभपरित्यागी भक्तिमान्यः स मे प्रियः॥६-३४-१७॥
One who neither exults nor hates, neither grieves nor desires; who relinquishes attachment to the auspicious and the inauspicious; who is devoted—such a person is dear to Me.
english translation
समः शत्रौ च मित्रे च तथा मानावमानयोः । शीतोष्णसुखदुःखेषु समः सङ्गविवर्जितः॥६-३४-१८॥
Equanimous toward foe and friend alike, and likewise toward honor and dishonor; balanced amid cold and heat, pleasure and pain; free from attachment—such a person is described.
english translation
तुल्यनिन्दास्तुतिर्मौनी संतुष्टो येन केनचित् । अनिकेतः स्थिरमतिर्भक्तिमान्मे प्रियो नरः॥६-३४-१९॥
One to whom censure and praise are equal; restrained in speech; content with whatever comes; without fixed residence; steady in understanding; devoted—such a person is dear to me.
english translation
ये तु धर्म्यामृतमिदं यथोक्तं पर्युपासते । श्रद्दधाना मत्परमा भक्तास्तेऽतीव मे प्रियाः॥६-३४-२०॥
But those devotees who, with trust, take me as their highest aim and practice this dharmic nectar exactly as stated—those are exceedingly dear to me.
english translation