Shloka 10
Śraddhā–Guṇa–Vibhāga Yoga (Faith and the Three Guṇas) — Mahābhārata Book 6, Chapter 39
मयि चानन्ययोगेन भक्तिरव्यभिचारिणी । विविक्तदेशसेवित्वमरतिर्जनसंसदिरें ५,मुझ परमेश्वरमें अनन्य योगके द्वारा अव्यभिचारिणी भक्ति* तथा एकान्त और शुद्ध देशमें रहनेका स्वभाव और विषयासक्त मनुष्योंके समुदायमें प्रेमका न होना
mayi cānanyayogena bhaktir avyabhicāriṇī | viviktadeśasevitvam aratir janasamsadi ||
Arjuna said: “Unswerving devotion to me through exclusive yoga; a disposition to dwell in secluded and pure places; and a lack of fondness for the company and assemblies of people absorbed in worldly objects—these are the marks of a mind turned toward the Highest.”
अजुन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights traits of mature spiritual orientation: exclusive, unwavering devotion to the Lord, preference for solitude and purity of place, and non-attachment to worldly-minded social company—indicating a mind steadily aligned with dharma and inner discipline.
In the Bhishma Parva context, Arjuna is engaged in a dialogue about right conduct and inner qualities; here he articulates (as a spoken line in the presented text) the characteristics associated with steadfast devotion and renunciant temperament amid the pressures of worldly life.