Speaker: Śrī Kṛṣṇa
यो न हृष्यति न द्वेष्टि न शोचति न काङ्क्षति ।
शुभाशुभपरित्यागी भक्तिमान्यः स मे प्रियः ॥१७॥
yo na hṛṣyati na dveṣṭi
na śocati na kāṅkṣati
śubhāśubha-parityāgī
bhaktimān yaḥ sa me priyaḥ
Word for word (synonyms)
- yaḥ
- one who
- na
- never
- hṛṣyati
- takes pleasure
- na
- never
- dveṣṭi
- grieves
- na
- never
- śocati
- laments
- na
- never
- kāṅkṣati
- desires
- śubha
- auspicious
- aśubha
- inauspicious
- parityāgī
- renouncer
- bhaktimān
- devotee
- yaḥ
- one who
- saḥ
- he is
- me
- My
- priyaḥ
- dear
Translation
One who neither grasps pleasure or grief, who neither laments nor desires, and who renounces both auspicious and inauspicious things, is very dear to Me.
Defined in the Gītā
Renunciation
What is real renunciation?
The Supreme Lord said, To give up the results of all activities is called renunciation [tyāga] by the wise. And that state is called the renounced order of life [sannyāsa] by great learned men.
Dear to Kṛṣṇa
Who is dear to Kṛṣṇa?
One who is not envious but who is a kind friend to all living entities, who does not think himself a proprietor, who is free from false ego and equal both in happiness and distress, who is always satisfied and engaged in devotional service with determination and whose mind and intelligence are in agreement with Me—he is very dear to Me.
Purport
A pure devotee is neither happy nor distressed over material gain and loss, nor is he very much anxious to get a son or disciple, nor is he distressed by not getting them. If he loses anything which is very dear to him, he does not lament. Similarly, if he does not get what he desires, he is not distressed. He is transcendental in the face of all kinds of auspicious, inauspicious and sinful activities. He is prepared to accept all kinds of risks for the satisfaction of the Supreme Lord. Nothing is an impediment in the discharge of his devotional service. Such a devotee is very dear to Kṛṣṇa.
What this verse teaches
The study note for this verse is in editorial review.
Qualities in this verse
Qualities of a devotee dear to Kṛṣṇa
- neither grasps pleasure or grief
- neither laments nor desires
- renounces both auspicious and inauspicious things
Bhagavad-gītā As It Is by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda © The Bhaktivedanta Book Trust International.