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13.10Krishna
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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
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.

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