12.14 सन्तुष्टः सततं योगी यतात्मा दृढनिश्चयः।मय्यर्पितमनोबुद्धिर्यो मद्भक्तः स मे प्रियः
santuṣṭaḥ satataṃ yogī yat
Word meanings
santuṣhṭaḥ—contented;satatam—steadily;yogī—united in devotion;yata-ātmā—self-controlled;dṛiḍha-niśhchayaḥ—firm in conviction;mayi—to me;arpita—dedicated;manaḥ—mind;buddhiḥ—intellect;yaḥ—who;mat-bhaktaḥ—My devotees;saḥ—they;me—to Me;priyaḥ—very dear
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Divine Verses of the Bhagavad Gita • Swami Dayananda Saraswati
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Who remains well-content and is a practitioner of Yoga at all times; who is self-controlled and is firmly resolute; and who has offered to Me their mind and intellect-that devotee of Mine is dear to Me.
Always contented, self-centred, self-controlled, resolute, with mind and reason dedicated to Me, such a devotee of Mine is My beloved.
He who is content, who ever meditates and is self-restrained and who is firm in his convictions, who has his mind and reason dedicated to Me - he is dear to Me.
He who is ever content, who is a yogi, who has self-control, who has firm conviction, who has dedicated his mind and intellect to Me-he who is such a devotee of Mine is dear to Me.
Ever content, steady in meditation, possessed of firm conviction, self-controlled, with mind and intellect dedicated to Me, he, My devotee, is dear to Me.
12.16 अनपेक्षः शुचिर्दक्ष उदासीनो गतव्यथः।सर्वारम्भपरित्यागी यो मद्भक्तः स मे प्रियः
anapekṣaḥ śucir
Word meanings
anapekṣhaḥ—indifferent to worldly gain;śhuchiḥ—pure;dakṣhaḥ—skillful;udāsīnaḥ—without cares;gata-vyathaḥ—untroubled;sarva-ārambha—of all undertakings;parityāgī—renouncer;saḥ—who;mat-bhaktaḥ—My devotee;saḥ—he;me—to Me;priyaḥ—very dear
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Divine Verses of the Bhagavad Gita • Swami Dayananda Saraswati
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He who does not expect anything, who is pure, dexterous, unconcerned, and untroubled, and who has renounced all his undertakings all around—that devotee of Mine is dear to Me.
He who expects nothing, who is pure, watchful, indifferent, unruffled, and who renounces all initiative, such a one is My beloved.
He who is free from desires, who is pure, expert, indifferent and free from agony, who has renounced every undertaking - he is dear to Me.
He who has no desires, who is pure, who is dextrous, who is impartial, who is free from fear, who has renounced every undertaking-he who is (such) a devotee of Mine is dear to Me.
He who is free from wants, pure, expert, unconcerned, and untroubled, renouncing all undertakings or commencements–he who is (thus) devoted to Me, is dear to Me.
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Chapter 12: Bhakti Yoga
bhaktiyoga
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12.15 यस्मान्नोद्विजते लोको लोकान्नोद्विजते च यः।हर्षामर्षभयोद्वेगैर्मुक्तो यः स च मे प्रियः
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Word meanings
yasmāt—by whom;na—not;udvijate—are agitated;lokaḥ—people;lokāt—from people;na—not;udvijate—are disturbed;cha—and;yaḥ—who;harṣha—pleasure;amarṣha—pain;bhaya—fear;udvegaiḥ—anxiety;muktaḥ—freed;yaḥ—who;saḥ—they;cha—and;me—to Me;priyaḥ—very dear
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Divine Verses of the Bhagavad Gita • Swami Dayananda Saraswati
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He, on account of whom the world does not become agitated; who also does not become agitated on account of the world; who is free from joy and impatience, fear and anxiety—he is dear to Me.
He who does not harm the world, and whom the world cannot harm, who is not carried away by any impulse of joy, anger or fear, such a one is My beloved.
He from whom the world has no cause to be frightened, who is not frightened by the world, who is free from joy and impatience, fear and repulsion - he is dear to me.
He, too, owing to whom the world is not disturbed, and who is not disturbed by the world, who is free from joy, impatience, fear and anxiety, is dear to Me.
He by whom the world is not agitated and who cannot be agitated by the world, and who is freed from joy, envy, fear and anxiety–he is dear to Me.
