सन्तुष्टः सततं योगी यतात्मा दृढनिश्चयः ।मय्यर्पितमनोबुद्धिर्यो मद्भक्तः स मे प्रियः ॥
santuṣṭaḥ satataṃ yogī yatātmā dṛḍha-niścayaḥ |mayy arpita-mano-buddhir yo mad-bhaktaḥ sa me priyaḥ ||
- सन्तुष्टः · santuṣṭaḥ
- content
- सततम् · satatam
- ever, constantly
- योगी · yogī
- a joined one, yogi
- यतात्मा · yatātmā
- self-controlled
- दृढनिश्चयः · dṛḍha-niścayaḥ
- firm in resolve
- मय्यर्पितमनोबुद्धिः · mayy arpita-mano-buddhiḥ
- with mind and understanding offered to me
- प्रियः · priyaḥ
- dear
“— ever content, joined in yoga, self-controlled, firm in resolve, with mind and understanding offered to me: such a devotee of mine is dear to me.”
— Original plain-language translation
'Dear to me' becomes the refrain of the chapter's close, repeated for each facet of the devotee. Contentment and resolve balance each other — acceptance of what comes, steadiness in what is chosen.
— Reader's notes (original)