yo na hṛṣyati na dveṣṭi na Å›ochati na á¹…ká¹£ati Å›ubhÄÅ›ubha-parityÄgÄ« bhaktimÄn yaḥ sa me priyaḥ [17]

yaḥ–One who is; na hṛṣyati–neither elated; na dveṣṭi–nor resentful; na Å›ochati–neither laments any loss; na á¹…ká¹£ati–nor hankers for the unattained; Å›ubha-aÅ›ubha-parityÄgī–a renouncer of both auspicious and inauspicious acts; yaḥ bhaktimÄn–and who is endowed with devotion; saḥ me priyaḥ–he is dear to Me. [17]


Text

One who is neither elated nor resentful, who neither laments nor hankers as he has renounced both auspicious and inauspicious endeavours, and who is endowed with devotion—he is dear to Me.

Purport