BG 12.16

अनपेक्षः शुचिर्दक्ष उदासीनो गतव्यथः ।
सर्वारम्भपरित्यागी यो मद्भक्तः स मे प्रियः ॥
anapekṣaḥ śucir dakṣa udāsīno gata-vyathaḥ
sarvārambha-parityāgī yo mad-bhaktaḥ sa me priyaḥ

Word-for-word meanings

mat-bhaktaḥ — My devotee;  yaḥ — who [is];  anapekṣaḥ — free from desire;  śuciḥ — pure;  dakṣaḥ — proficient;  udāsīnaḥ — impartial;  gata-vyathaḥ — undisturbed;  parityāgī — [and] a renouncer;  sarva-ārambha — [of] all undertakings;  saḥ — he;  priyaḥ — [is] dear;  me — to Me.

Translation

My devotee who is free from desire, who is pure both internally and externally, proficient, impartial, undisturbed, and who gives up all undertakings [antagonistic to devotion], is dear to Me.

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