13.10 mayi chAnanyayOgEna

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Chapter 13

<< Chapter 13 verse 9

SlOkam – Original

mayi chAnanyayOgEna bhakthir avyabhichAriNI |
viviktadhESasEvithvam arathir janasamsadhi ||

word-by-word meaning

mayi – in me, who is sarvESvara
ananya yOgEna – due to not engaging with any one else
avyabhichAriNI – very firm state
bhakthi: cha – devotion
viviktha dhESa sEvithvam – living in seclusion
jana samsadhi arathi: – not liking to be in a crowd

Simple Translation

… having very firm state of devotion towards me who is sarvESvara due to not engaging with any one else, living in seclusion, not liking to be in a crowd …

Rendering based on ALkoNdavilli gOvindhAchArya swAmy’s English translation of gIthA bhAshyam

‘Exclusive love to Me in Unerring devotion; resort to sequestered spots; tastelessness for men’s society’.[2. Cp. Bh: Gī: XIV-26, VI-10, XVIII-52.]

Bhakti=Love to Me —the Lord of all— rendered in one-pointed and steady devotion.

Selecting places free from people, for habitation; and avoiding the company of men.

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