अनपेक्षः शुचिर्दक्ष उदासीनो गतव्यथः ।सर्वारम्भपरित्यागी यो मद्भक्तः स मे प्रियः ॥
anapekṣaḥ śucir dakṣa udāsīno gata-vyathaḥ |sarvārambha-parityāgī yo mad-bhaktaḥ sa me priyaḥ ||
- अनपेक्षः · anapekṣaḥ
- expecting nothing, independent
- शुचिः · śuciḥ
- pure
- दक्षः · dakṣaḥ
- skilled, capable
- उदासीनः · udāsīnaḥ
- impartial, unconcerned
- गतव्यथः · gata-vyathaḥ
- with anguish gone
- सर्वारम्भपरित्यागी · sarvārambha-parityāgī
- renouncing every self-serving enterprise
“Expecting nothing, pure, skilled, impartial, with anguish gone, renouncing every self-serving enterprise — whoever is such a devotee of mine is dear to me.”
— Original plain-language translation
Purity and skill stand side by side — the devotee is neither careless nor scheming. 'Renouncing every enterprise' means abandoning selfish ventures, not action itself; compare 18.2 on the same distinction.
— Reader's notes (original)