Chapter 12 · The Yoga of Devotion

श्रीकृष्णŚrī Kṛṣṇa speaks

Text 12.19

सम: शत्रौ च मित्रे च तथा मानापमानयो: शीतोष्णसुखदु:खेषु सम: सङ्गविवर्जित: तुल्यनिन्दास्तुतिर्मौनी सन्तुष्टो येन केनचित् अनिकेत: स्थिरमतिर्भक्तिमान्मे प्रियो नर:

samaḥ śhatrau cha mitre cha tathā mānāpamānayoḥ śhītoṣhṇa-sukha-duḥkheṣhu samaḥ saṅga-vivarjitaḥ tulya-nindā-stutir maunī santuṣhṭo yena kenachit aniketaḥ sthira-matir bhaktimān me priyo naraḥ

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Purport Overview & Key Insights

The same in blame and praise, restrained in speech, content with whatever comes, without a fixed home, steady in mind, full of devotion — such a person is dear to Me. Santuṣṭo yena kenacit: content with anything whatever.

✨ Devotional Takeaway:Santuṣṭo yena kenacit — content with whatever whatsoever comes.