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He by whom the world is not agitated and who cannot be agitated by the world, and who is freed from joy, anger, fear and anxiety he is dear to Me.

One from whom the world does not shrink and who does not shrink from the world, who is free from elation, impatience, fear and agitation, is dear to me.

Krishna describes the devotee's relation to the world. People are not disturbed by such a person, and such a person is not disturbed by people. He is free from elation, impatience, fear and agitation. The verse describes a two-way peace: the devotee neither causes anxiety to others nor is shaken by them. This is a social as well as an inner quality. Such a person is a calm presence in the world, which is precisely what Arjuna, caught in a conflict between kinsmen, is invited to become.