Chapter 12 Verse 17 of 20

• yo na hṛṣyati na dveṣṭi
• na śocati na kāńkṣati
• śubhāśubha-parityāgī
• bhaktimān yaḥ sa me priyaḥ

Translation

One who neither rejoices nor grieves, who neither laments nor desires, and who renounces both auspicious and inauspicious things — such a devotee is very dear to Me.

Synonyms

• yaḥ

  one who

• na

  never

• hṛṣyati

  takes pleasure

• na

  never

• dveṣṭi

  grieves

• na

  never

• śocati

  laments

• na

  never

• kā

  kań

• ṣati

  desires

• śubha

  of the auspicious

• aśubha

  and the inauspicious

• parityāgī

  renouncer

• mān

  devotee

• yaḥ

  one who

• saḥ

  he is

• me

  to Me

• priyaḥ

  dear.

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