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He who is free from wants, pure, expert, unconcerned, and free from pain, renouncing all undertakings or commencements he who is (thus) devoted to Me, is dear to Me.

One who expects nothing, is pure, capable, unconcerned and untroubled, and has given up every self-serving undertaking: such a devotee of mine is dear to me.

The devotee dear to Krishna expects nothing, is pure and capable, unconcerned and free from distress. He has given up every self-serving undertaking, sarvārambha-parityāgī. The word dakṣa, capable or skilful, is noteworthy: devotion does not make a person ineffective in the world. Giving up self-serving undertakings means acting without personal ambition, not ceasing to act. The verse combines competence with detachment, a combination the Gita repeatedly recommends.