Bhagavad Gita, Chapter 12, Verse 16
अनपेक्षः शुचिर्दक्ष उदासीनो गतव्यथः । सर्वारम्भपरित्यागी यो मद्भक्तः स मे प्रियः
anapekṣaḥ śucirdakṣa udāsīno gatavyathaḥ | sarvārambhaparityāgī yo madbhaktaḥ sa me priyaḥ
Translation
He who is free from wants, who is pure, clever, unconcerned, untroubled, renouncing all undertakings, he who is (thus) devoted to Me is dear to Me.
— Alladi Mahadeva Sastri
Word meanings
- anapekṣaḥ
- not looking to (anything)
- śuciḥ
- pure
- dakṣaḥ
- skilful
- udāsīnaḥ
- unconcerned
- gatavyathaḥ
- gone, pain, whose, he
- sarvārambhaparityāgī
- all, (of) undertakings, renouncer
- yaḥ
- who
- madbhaktaḥ
- my devotee
- saḥ
- he
- me
- to me
- priyaḥ
- dear
Śaṅkarācārya's commentary
He is indifferent to the body, the senses, the sense-objects and their mutual connections. He is possessed of purity both internal and external. He is able to decide rightly on the spot in matters demanding prompt attention. He does not take the side of a friend and the like. He habitually renounces all actions calculated to secure objects of desire, whether of this world or of the next.