यो न हृष्यति न द्वेष्टि न शोचति न काङ्क्षति ।शुभाशुभपरित्यागी भक्तिमान्यः स मे प्रियः ॥
yo na hṛṣyati na dveṣṭi na śocati na kāṅkṣati |śubhāśubhaparityāgī bhaktimānyaḥ sa me priyaḥ ||
One who neither rejoices nor hates, neither grieves nor craves, who has let go of both good and bad, and who is full of devotion — that person is dear to me.
Explanation
Krishna continues describing the devotee (bhakta) he holds dear, answering Arjuna's question at the start of the chapter. Such a person stays steady amid gladness (harṣa), aversion (dveṣa), sorrow (śoka) and craving (kāṅkṣā). Giving up the "good and bad" (śubhāśubha) is read by many as no longer being bound by the results of favourable or unfavourable events and actions, rather than as ceasing to act well.