Shloka 10

Śraddhā–Guṇa–Vibhāga Yoga (Faith and the Three Guṇas) — Mahābhārata Book 6, Chapter 39

Devanagari script

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

Transliteration

mayi cānanyayogena bhaktir avyabhicāriṇī | viviktadeśasevitvam aratir janasamsadi ||

Translation

నాలో (పరమేశ్వరునిలో) అనన్యయోగముతో అవ్యభిచారిణీ భక్తి, ఏకాంతమైన శుద్ధస్థలాలలో నివసించే స్వభావం, మరియు విషయాసక్తులైన జనసమూహంలో ఆసక్తి లేకపోవడం.

Word by Word

मयिin me

चand

अनन्ययोगेनby exclusive yoga (undivided devotion)

भक्तिःdevotion

अव्यभिचारिणीunwavering; not straying

विविक्तदेशसेवित्वम्the habit of resorting to secluded places

अरतिdisinclination; lack of delight

जनसंसदिin the assembly/company of people

Speaker

अजुन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Arjuna

the Supreme Lord (addressed as 'me')

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

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.

What is happening in the narrative?

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.