Chapter 12 · Bhakti Yoga — The Yoga of DevotionKrishna
Verse 17
श्रीमद्भगवद्गीता अध्याय 12, श्लोक 17
Sanskrit Shloka (श्लोक)
यो न हृष्यति न द्वेष्टि न शोचति न काङ्क्षति।
शुभाशुभपरित्यागी भक्तिमान्यः स मे प्रियः॥
Transliteration
Yo Na Hrishyati Na Dveshti Na Shochati Na Kankshati.
Shubha-Ashubha-Parityagi Bhaktiman-Yah Sa Me Priyah.
Word-by-Word Meaning (अन्वय)
न हृष्यतिna hrishyatidoes not rejoice excessively
न द्वेष्टिna dveshtidoes not hate
न शोचतिna shochatidoes not grieve
न काङ्क्षतिna kankshatidoes not desire
शुभाशुभपरित्यागीshubha-ashubha-parityagirenouncing both good and bad
भक्तिमान्bhaktimanfull of devotion
प्रियःpriyahdear
Hindi Translation (हिन्दी अर्थ)
जो न अत्यधिक हर्षित होता है, न द्वेष करता है, न शोक करता है, न कामना करता है, जो शुभ और अशुभ दोनों का त्यागी है — वह भक्तिमान मुझे प्रिय है।
English Translation
He who neither rejoices excessively nor hates, neither grieves nor desires, who renounces both good and bad — that devotee full of devotion is dear to Me.
Commentary (टीका)
The ideal devotee transcends the dualities of excessive joy and hatred, grief and desire, and even the concepts of auspicious and inauspicious. This is not emotional numbness but a state of equanimity rooted in devotion. The mind rests in God rather than being tossed by life's circumstances.