BG 12.14
...ever content, steady in meditation, self-controlled, with firm convictions, whose mind and intellect are dedicated to me - such a devotee is most dear to me.
मय्यर्पितमनोबुद्धिर्यो मद्भक्तः स मे प्रियः
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santuṣhṭaḥ — contented
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satataṁ — steadily
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yogī — united in devotion
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yatātmā — self controlled
yata-ātmā -
dṛiḍha-niśhchayaḥ — firm in conviction
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dṛiḍha
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niśhchayaḥ
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mayy — to me
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arpita-mano-buddhir — dedicated mind and intellect
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arpita — dedicated
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mano — mind
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buddhir — intellect
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yo — who
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mad-bhaktaḥ — my devotees
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mad
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bhaktaḥ
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sa — they
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me — to me
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priyaḥ — very dear
One who treats all beings with friendliness and compassion, is free from selfishness and pride, can look upon pleasure and pain with equanimity, is forgiving, ever content, steady in meditation, self-controlled, with firm convictions, whose mind and intellect are dedicated to me - such a devotee is most dear to me.
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