मयि चानन्ययोगेन भक्तिरव्यभिचारिणी ।विविक्तदेशसेवित्वमरतिर्जनसंसदि ॥
mayi cānanya-yogena bhaktir avyabhicāriṇī |vivikta-deśa-sevitvam aratir jana-saṃsadi ||
- मयि · mayi
- toward me
- अनन्ययोगेन · ananya-yogena
- with undivided joining
- भक्तिः अव्यभिचारिणी · bhaktiḥ avyabhicāriṇī
- unswerving devotion
- विविक्तदेशसेवित्वम् · vivikta-deśa-sevitvam
- resorting to solitary places
- अरतिः · aratiḥ
- no delight, distaste
- जनसंसदि · jana-saṃsadi
- in crowds of people
“Unswerving devotion to me with undivided joining, resorting to solitary places, and no delight in crowds —”
— Original plain-language translation
Devotion stands at the heart of the knowledge list — jnana and bhakti interwoven. Solitude is valued as the guard of attention; compare 6.10 on the yogi's lonely seat.
— Reader's notes (original)