Shloka 16
Daivī–Āsurī Sampad-Vibhāga (दैवी–आसुरी संपद्विभागः) | Division of Constructive and Destructive Dispositions
अनपेक्ष: शुचिर्दक्ष उदासीनो गतव्यथ: । सर्वारम्भपरित्यागी यो मद्धक्त: स मे प्रिय:
anapekṣaḥ śucir dakṣa udāsīno gatavyathaḥ | sarvārambha-parityāgī yo mad-bhaktaḥ sa me priyaḥ ||
Wer ohne Begehren und Erwartung ist, außen wie innen rein, tüchtig und urteilsfähig, unparteiisch und unverstrickt, über Kummer hinausgegangen; wer alle vom Ich getriebenen Unternehmungen aufgibt—der ist Mein Bhakta, und er ist Mir lieb.
अजुन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Kṛṣṇa describes the traits of a devotee who is dear to Him: freedom from expectation, inner and outer purity, competence without ego, impartiality, freedom from distress, and renunciation of ego-driven undertakings—acting without possessiveness and without being shaken by outcomes.
In the Bhagavad Gītā discourse on the Kurukṣetra battlefield, Kṛṣṇa is answering Arjuna’s inquiry about the marks of a true devotee. This verse continues the list of qualities that characterize the ideal bhakta amid the pressures of war and moral conflict.