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Dear to God

3 verses from the Bhagavad Gita on dear to God. Explore teachings across 2 chapters.

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Santushṭaḥ satataṁ yogī yatātmā dṛiḍha-niśhchayaḥ, mayy arpita-mano-buddhir yo mad-bhaktaḥ sa me priyaḥ

Ever content, steadfast in meditation, self-controlled, and of firm resolve, with mind and intellect offered to Me—such devotees are very dear to Me.

  • Contentment is a spiritual quality
  • Self-control combined with devotion
  • Firm resolve pleases God
Yo na hṛiṣhyati na dveṣhṭi na śhochati na kāṅkṣhati, śhubhāśhubha-parityāgī bhaktimān yaḥ sa me priyaḥ

One who neither rejoices nor grieves, neither laments nor desires, and who is indifferent to both the auspicious and the inauspicious — such a devoted person is dear to Me.

  • Devotion means being beyond the pairs of opposites
  • Indifference to good and bad fortune is spiritual maturity
  • Neither excessive joy nor grief marks the true devotee