Chapter XIII · Śloka 11
मयि चानन्ययोगेन भक्तिरव्यभिचारिणी ।
विविक्तदेशसेवित्वमरतिर्जनसंसदि ॥
विविक्तदेशसेवित्वमरतिर्जनसंसदि ॥
mayi cānanya-yogena bhaktir avyabhicāriṇī |
vivikta-deśa-sevitvam aratir jana-saṃsadi ||
vivikta-deśa-sevitvam aratir jana-saṃsadi ||
Unswerving devotion to Me through exclusive yoga, resort to solitary places, and distaste for the company of worldly people —
Unwavering bhakti directed solely to Kṛṣṇa is listed among the qualities of knowledge, revealing that devotion and jñāna are not opposed. The preference for solitude and withdrawal from trivial social gatherings supports the inward turning required for Self-knowledge.
