Verse 12.17
यो न हृष्यति न द्वेष्टि न शोचति न काङ्क्षति ।
शुभाशुभपरित्यागी भक्तिमान्यः स मे प्रियः ॥
Transliteration
yo na hṛṣyati na dveṣṭi na śocati na kāṅkṣati |
śubhāśubhaparityāgī bhaktimānyaḥ sa me priyaḥ ||
By Sanskrit System · Machine draft · @indic-transliteration/sanscript 1.3.3
Translation
He who neither rejoices, nor hates, nor grieves, nor desires, renouncing good and evil, and who is full of devotion, is dear to Me.
From the owner's sheet · +1 more
One who neither rejoices nor hates, neither grieves nor craves, who has given up both good and evil, and is full of devotion, is dear to me.
By Sanskrit System · Machine draft · claude-opus-5-5 · 2026-11-08 · +1 more
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By Sanskrit System · Machine draft · claude-opus-5-5 · 2026-11-08
Explanation
Krishna lists four reactions that the devotee is free from: rejoicing, hating, grieving and craving. He has given up both good and evil, śubha and aśubha, and is full of devotion. Giving up good and evil does not mean moral indifference; traditions read it as releasing attachment to both pleasant and unpleasant results, or as going beyond actions done for merit and demerit. The verse describes an inner freedom from the swings of emotion that usually accompany success and failure.
By Sanskrit System · Machine draft · claude-opus-5-5 · 2026-11-08