Bg. 12.17

He does not rejoice at gaining dear things, such as sons or students. He does not show hatred on attaining what is disagreeable. He does not lament on the destruction of what is dear to him. He does not hanker for what he does not have. He has given up both piety and sin because they are both causes of bondage. Bg 12.18, Bg 12.19, Bg 12.18-19 SaMa" Xa}aaE c iMa}ae c TaQaa MaaNaaPaMaaNaYaae" ) XaqTaaeZ<aSau%du"%ezu SaMa" Sa(r)ivviJaRTa" )) 18 )) TauLYaiNaNdaSTauiTaMaaŒNaq SaNTauíae YaeNa ke-NaicTa( ) AiNake-Ta" iSQarMaiTa>aRi¢-MaaNMae iPa[Yaae Nar" )) 19 )) samaḥ śatrau ca mitre ca tathā mānāpamānayoḥ śītoṣṇa-sukha-duḥkheṣu samaḥ saṅga-vivarjitaḥ tulya-nindā-stutir maunī santuṣṭo yena kenacit aniketaḥ sthira-matir bhaktimān me priyo naraḥ samaḥ—equal; śatrau—to an enemy; ca—also; mitre—to a friend; ca—also; tathā—so; māna—in honor; apamānayoḥ—and dishonor; śīta—in cold; uṣṇa—heat; sukha—happiness; duḥkheṣu—and distress; samaḥ—equipoised; saṅga-vivarjitaḥ—free from all association; tulya—equal; nindā—in defamation; stutiḥ—and repute; maunī—silent; santuṣṭaḥ—satisfied; yena kenacit—with anything; aniketaḥ—having no residence; sthira—fixed; matiḥ—determination; bhakti-mān—engaged in devotion; me—to Me; priyaḥ—dear; naraḥ—a man. The meaning of the first part of the verse is clear. He does not associate with materialistic persons (saṅga varijitaḥ). He does not become dejected on being criticized nor elated on being praised (tulya nindā stutiḥ). He is controlled in speech, or is contemplating only his Lord (maunī). He is satisfied with whatever comes by fate, whether it is coarse or agreeable—such as food. He has no fixed residence, or devoid of the illusions arising from possessing a house (aniketaḥ). He is convinced in his knowledge (sthira matiḥ). There is no fault in the repetition of qualities listed in these seven verses, as the purpose of repetition is to show the great rarity of these qualities. These qualities which appear in the three types of devotees (saniṣṭha, pariniṣṭha and nirapekṣa) are understood to appear proportionately according to the category of devotee. [Note: The qualities will appear to maximum in the nirapekṣa bhakta and least in the saniṣṭha bhakta.]