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BG 12.17 — 12.17 He who neither rejoices, nor hates, nor grieves, nor desires, renouncing good and evil, and who is full of devotion, is dear to Me. | Live Gita
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यो न हृष्यति न द्वेष्टि न शोचति न काङ्क्षति |
शुभाशुभपरित्यागी भक्तिमान्यः स मे प्रियः ||१२-१७||

yo na hṛṣyati na dveṣṭi na śocati na kāṅkṣati . śubhāśubhaparityāgī bhaktimānyaḥ sa me priyaḥ ||12-17||


।।12.17।। जो न हर्षित होता है और न द्वेष करता है; न शोक करता है और न आकांक्षा; तथा जो शुभ और अशुभ को त्याग देता है, वह भक्तिमान् पुरुष मुझे प्रिय है।।

Word-by-word meanings

12.17 यः who? न not? हृष्यति rejoices? न not? द्वेष्टि hates? न not? शोचति grieves? न not? काङ्क्षति desires? शुभाशुभपरित्यागी renouncing good and evil? भक्तिमान् full of devotion? यः who? सः he? मे to Me? प्रियः dear.Commentary What is described in verse 13 is dealt with at length in this.He does not rejoice when he attains the desirable objects. He does not hate when he gets the undesirable objects. He does not grieve when he parts with his beloved objects. He does not desire the unattained.Su

Commentaries

Non-dualism. The individual self and Brahman are one. The world is appearance (maya). Liberation through knowledge.

Sri Shankaracharya

।।12.17।।तथा --, जो इष्ट वस्तुकी प्राप्तिमें हर्ष नहीं मानता? अनिष्टकी प्राप्तिमें द्वेष नहीं करता? प्रिय वस्तुका वियोग होनेपर शोक नहीं करता और अप्राप्त वस्तुकी आकाङ्क्षा नहीं करता? ऐसा जो शुभ और अशुभ कर्मोंका त्याग कर देनेवाला भक्तिमान् पुरुष है वह मेरा प्यारा है।

Swami Gambirananda

12.17 He who does not rejoice, does not fret, does not lament, does not hanker; who gives up good and bad, who is filled with devotion-he is dear to Me.

This interpretation draws on the Advaita tradition and may not represent the view of any single school. For authoritative guidance within a specific tradition, seek a qualified teacher.

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