Srimad Bhagavatam — Ekadasha Skandha, Shloka 29
Bondage and Liberation Under Māyā; Two Birds Analogy; Marks of the Saintly Devotee
श्रीभगवानुवाच कृपालुरकृतद्रोहस्तितिक्षु: सर्वदेहिनाम् । सत्यसारोऽनवद्यात्मा सम: सर्वोपकारक: ॥ २९ ॥ कामैरहतधीर्दान्तो मृदु: शुचिरकिञ्चन: । अनीहो मितभुक् शान्त: स्थिरो मच्छरणो मुनि: ॥ ३० ॥ अप्रमत्तो गभीरात्मा धृतिमाञ्जितषड्गुण: । अमानी मानद: कल्यो मैत्र: कारुणिक: कवि: ॥ ३१ ॥ आज्ञायैवं गुणान् दोषान् मयादिष्टानपि स्वकान् । धर्मान् सन्त्यज्य य: सर्वान् मां भजेत स तु सत्तम: ॥ ३२ ॥
śrī-bhagavān uvāca kṛpālur akṛta-drohas titikṣuḥ sarva-dehinām satya-sāro ’navadyātmā samaḥ sarvopakārakaḥ
至上人格神说：乌达婆啊，圣者慈悲，不加害于人；纵遇侵扰亦能忍耐，宽恕一切众生。以真理为生命之髓，心地无瑕；于乐与苦中平等，恒为众生福祉而行。物欲不能迷乱其智；能制御诸根；性情柔和，身心清净，毫无占有。于世俗营为不作徒劳；饮食节制；安宁稳固，并以我为唯一归依。行事谨慎，内心深沉，具坚忍，征服饥、渴、哀、惑、老、死六种境况。不求名誉而敬人；善于导人向善，友爱慈恻，且具诗人般的慧心。明了我所指示的德与失，并全然投靠我莲足者，终将舍弃一般的宗教义务而唯独敬拜我；此人当知为众生中最上者。
Verses 29-31 describe twenty-eight qualities of a saintly person, and verse 32 explains the highest perfection of life. According to Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura, the seventeenth quality ( mat-śaraṇa, or taking complete shelter of Lord Kṛṣṇa) is the most important, and the other twenty-seven qualities automatically appear in one who has become a pure devotee of the Lord. As stated in Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (5.18.12) , yasyāsti bhaktir bhagavaty akiñcanā sarvair guṇais tatra samāsate surāḥ. The twenty-eight saintly qualities may be described as follows.