अनपेक्ष: शुचिर्दक्ष उदासीनो गतव्यथ: ।
सर्वारम्भपरित्यागी यो मद्भक्त: स मे प्रिय: ॥
anapekṣaḥ śucir dakṣa udāsīno gata-vyathaḥ |
sarvārambha-parityāgī yo mad-bhaktaḥ sa me priyaḥ ||
(Śrīmad Bhagavad-gītā: 12.16)
“My bhakta—one who is disinterested, pure, adept, indifferent, free from anxiety, and a relinquisher of all undertakings—is dear to me.”
Commentary
kiṁ ca anapekṣa iti | anapekṣo yadṛcchayopasthite’py arthe nispṛhaḥ | śucir bāhyābhyantara-śauca-sampannaḥ | dakṣo’nalasaḥ | udāsīnaḥ pakṣapāta-rahitaḥ | gata-vyatha ādhi-śūnyaḥ | sarvān dṛṣṭādṛṣṭārthān ārambhān udyamān parityaktuṁ śīlaṁ yasya saḥ | evaṁ-bhūtaḥ san yo mad-bhaktaḥ sa me priyaḥ |
(Subodhinī-ṭīkā)
“Furthermore, anapekṣaḥ … [i.e., this verse is stated]. ‘Disinterested’ (anapekṣaḥ) means desireless even of objects obtained of their own accord. ‘Pure’ (śuciḥ) means possessed of external and internal purity. ‘Adept’ (dakṣaḥ) means diligent. ‘Indifferent’ (udāsīnaḥ) means impartial. ‘Free from anxiety’ (gata-vyathaḥ) means free from mental anguish. [‘A relinquisher of all undertakings’ (sarvārambha-parityāgī) means] One whose disposition is to relinquish all endeavors for the sake of visible and invisible worldly ends.”
anapekṣo vyavahārika-kāryāpekṣā-rahita udāsīno vyavahārika-lokeṣv anāsaktaḥ | sarvān vyavahārikān dṛṣṭādṛṣṭārthāṁs tathā pāramārthikān api kāṁścit śāstrādhyāpanādīn ārambhān udyamān parihartuṁ śīlaṁ yasya saḥ |
(Sārārtha-varṣiṇī-ṭīkā)
“‘Disinterested’ (anapekṣaḥ) means free from interest in worldly matters. ‘Indifferent’ (udāsīnaḥ) means detached from worldly persons. ‘A relinquisher of all undertakings’ (sarvārambha-parityāgī) means one whose disposition is to relinquish all undertakings, that is, endeavors, such as teaching śāstra, for visible and invisible worldly ends, as well as even some spiritual ones.”
anapekṣaḥ svayam āgate’pi bhogye nispṛhaḥ | śucir bāhyābhyantara-pāvitryavān | dakṣaḥ sva-śāstrārtha-vimarśa-samarthaḥ | udāsīnaḥ para-pakṣāgrāhī | gata-vyatho’pakṛto’py ādhi-śūnyaḥ | sarvārambha-parityāgī sva-bhakti-pratīpākhilodyama-rahitaḥ |
(Gītā-bhūṣaṇa-ṭīkā)
“‘Disinterested’ (anapekṣaḥ) means desireless of even objects of enjoyment that have come of their own accord. ‘Pure’ (śuciḥ) means possessed of external and internal purity. ‘Adept’ (dakṣaḥ) means capable of deliberating on the meaning of śāstra on one’s own. ‘Indifferent’ (udāsīnaḥ) means impartial, ‘Free from anxiety’ (gata-vyathaḥ) means free from mental anguish even when wronged. ‘A relinquisher of all undertakings’ (sarvārambha-parityāgī) means free from all endeavors that are unfavorable to one’s own bhakti.”