Verse Text
(27) dhṛtimān –
pūrṇa-spṛhaś ca dhṛtimān śāntaś ca kṣobha-kāraṇe ||117||
Translation
The person who is fully satisfied in his desires, or who is peaceful when there is cause for agitation by control of his mind, is called steadfast.
Purport (Jiva Goswami)
Dhṛti (steadiness) means control of the mind. One who is satisfied (spṛha) because of attaining all desirable objects (pūrṇa) is called pūrna-spṛha. A person who is endowed with steadiness of mind caused by being fully satisfied in his desires is thus called dhṛtimān. A person is also called dhṛtimān who is peaceful (śānta), without agitation, by achieving control of the mind, even in the absence of achieving all desires.
Purport (Nectar of Devotion)
27. Self-satisfied
A person who is fully satisfied in himself, without any hankering, and who is not agitated even in the presence of serious cause for distress, is called self-satisfied.