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Bhagavad Gita · Chapter 12 · Verse 17

Bhakti Yoga 12, verse 17

ഭക്തിയോഗം

Bhagavad Gita · Bhakti Yoga 12 · Verse 17 Verified original
यो न हृष्यति न द्वेष्टि न शोचति न काङ्क्षति शुभाशुभपरित्यागी भक्तिमान्यः स मे प्रियः

യോ ന ഹൃഷ്യതി ന ദ്വേഷ്ടി ന ശോചതി ന കാംക്ഷതി ശുഭാശുഭപരിത്യാഗീ ഭക്തിമാന്‍ യഃ സ മേ പ്രിയഃ

yo na hṛṣyati na dveṣṭi na śocati na kāṅkṣati śubhāśubhaparityāgī bhaktimānyaḥ sa me priyaḥ

English Translation

He who does not rejoice, does not fret, does not lament, does not hanker; who gives up good and bad, who is filled with devotion-he is dear to Me.

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Explanation · English

What is described in verse 13 is dealt with at length in this.He does not rejoice when he attains the desirable objects. He does not hate when he gets the undesirable objects. He does not grieve when he parts with his beloved objects. He does not desire the unattained.Subhasubhaparityagi Here is a further description of Sarvarambhaparityagi of verse 16. He who has renounced good and evil actions which produce pleasure and pain is a devotee of the Lord.Such a devotee or knower of Brahman? who is My own Self? is dear to Me. (Cf.VII.17IX.29)