Bhagavad Gītā · Chapter 12, Verse 14
सन्तुष्टः सततं योगी यतात्मा दृढनिश्चयः।मय्यर्पितमनोबुद्धिर्यो मद्भक्तः स मे प्रियः।।
santuṣṭaḥ satataṁ yogī yatātmā dṛḍha-niścayaḥ
mayy arpita-mano-buddhir yo mad-bhaktaḥ sa me priyaḥ
also searched as "santushtah satatam yogi yatatma dridhanishchayah"
Translation
He who is content, who meditates ever, is self-restrained, and is firm in his convictions, and has his mind and reason dedicated to Me—he is dear to Me.
Vāṇi's rendering
Content, steady, self-ruled, firm in resolve, mind and heart given to me — that devotee is dear to me.
Word by word
| Sanskrit & transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|
| सन्तुष्टःsantuṣṭaḥ | content, satisfied |
| सततंsatataṁ | always, without break |
| योगीyogī | one joined, steady in practice |
| यतात्माyata-ātmā | self-ruled, with the self held in hand |
| दृढनिश्चयःdṛḍha-niścayaḥ | firm in resolve, settled in decision |
| मयिmayi | in me (sandhi: mayi + arpita becomes mayy arpita) |
| अर्पितमनोबुद्धिःarpita-mano-buddhiḥ | with mind and understanding given over |
| यःyaḥ | who |
| मद्भक्तःmad-bhaktaḥ | my devotee, the one who loves me |
| सःsaḥ | he, that one |
| मेme | to me |
| प्रियःpriyaḥ | dear |
Frequently asked
What does Bhagavad Gita Chapter 12 Verse 14 mean?
Krishna is describing who is dear to him: one who is content without waiting for conditions, steady in practice, holding the self rather than being dragged by it, unwavering in resolve — and whose mind and understanding are placed in Krishna. The love is not a reward for the qualities. The qualities grow where that placement is real.
What does santushtah satatam yogi yatatma dridha nishchayah mean?
Contented always, joined in practice, self-ruled, firm in resolve. Four words for a life that has stopped negotiating with the day. Satataṁ matters most — always, not on good mornings. Such contentment is not stubborn cheer; it is what a mind feels when it is no longer looking elsewhere for its footing.
How can anyone be content all the time?
Not by arranging life until nothing chafes. Krishna gives the order in the verse itself: mind and heart given to him, and contentment as what follows. You are not asked to generate satisfaction from your circumstances. You are asked to stop hanging your peace on them. Check tonight where yours is hanging.
Why does Krishna say such a person is dear to him?
Because dearness here is nearness. Krishna is not playing favourites among devotees; he is describing what closeness feels like from his side. A mind given over has nothing between itself and him. Priyaḥ is less a prize than a description of the distance that has quietly closed.
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Commentary
Krishna has just described the one who hates no creature. Now he names what holds that steadiness up. Content — not because things went well, but before they did. Steady, self-ruled, firm in resolve — someone no longer pushed around by the day. And then the hinge: mind and heart given to me. Contentment is not manufactured by effort; it is what remains when the mind stops living somewhere else. Notice that Krishna does not ask you to be impressive. He asks where your mind is placed. Set it somewhere that cannot be taken from you, and the contentment follows on its own.