Shloka 163
अध्याय १९० — वामदेव-वाम्य-वृत्तान्तः
The Vāmadeva Horses Episode and the Ethics of Promise
मामेव सतत विद्राश्चिन्तयन्त उपासते । शान्तिपरायण, संयमी, जिज्ञासु, काम-क्रोध-द्वेघपहित आसक्तिशून्य, निष्पाप, सात्विक, नित्य अहंकारशून्य तथा अध्यात्मज्ञानकुशल यति एवं ब्राह्मण सदा मेरा ही चिन्तन करते हुए उपासना करते हैं
mām eva satataṃ vidrāś cintayanta upāsate | śāntiparāyaṇāḥ saṃyaminaḥ jijñāsavaḥ kāma-krodha-dveṣa-prahitāḥ āsaktiśūnyā niṣpāpāḥ sāttvikā nityam ahaṅkāraśūnyāḥ tathā adhyātmajñānakuśalā yataya evaṃ brāhmaṇāḥ sadā mamaiva cintanaṃ kṛtvā upāsate |
The Deity said: Those who are wise and steadfast worship Me alone, constantly keeping their mind on Me. Peace is their chosen refuge; they are self-restrained and eager to know the truth. Free from the impulses of desire, anger, and hatred, they are without attachment, sinless, and established in purity. Ever devoid of ego, and skilled in the knowledge of the Self, such ascetics and brahmins continually contemplate Me and live in devoted worship. The teaching sets devotion within an ethical discipline: inner mastery, non-attachment, and self-knowledge are presented as the marks of true worship.
देव उवाच