<िमान्मे प्रियो नरः॥

tatha manapamanayoh

sitosna-sukha-duhkhesu

samah sanga-vivarjitah

tulya-ninda-stutir mauni

santusto yena kenacit

aniketah sthira-matir

bhaktiman me priyo narah

samaḥ—equal; śatrau—to the enemy; ca—also; mitre—to friends; ca—also; tatha—so; māna—honor; apamānayoḥ—dishonor; śīta—cold; uṣṇa—heat; sukha—happiness; duḥkheṣu—distress; samaḥ—equiposed; saṅga-vivarjitaḥ—free from all association; tulya—equal; nindā—defamation; stutiḥ—repute; maunī—silent; santuṣṭaḥ—satisfied; yena—somehow; kena—or other; cit—if; aniketaḥ—having no residence; sthira—fixed; matiḥ—determination; bhaktimān—engaged in devotion; me—My; priyaḥ—dear; naraḥ—a man.

One who is equal to friends and enemies, who is equiposed in honor and dishonor, heat and cold, happiness and distress, fame and infamy, who is always free from contamination, always silent and satisfied with anything, who doesn’t care for any residence, who is fixed in knowledge and engaged in devotional service, is very dear to Me.

yathoktam paryupasate

sraddadhana mat-parama

bhaktas te ‘tiva me priyah

ye—one who; tu—but; dharmya—generosity; amṛtam—understanding; idam—this; yathā—as; uktam—said; paryupāsate—completely engages; sraddadhānāḥ—with faith; mat-paramāḥ—taking the Supreme Lord as everything; bhaktāḥ—devotees; te—such persons; atīva—very, very; me—Me; priyāḥ—dear.

He who follows this imperishable path of devotional service and who completely engages himself with faith, making Me the supreme goal, is very, very dear to Me.