Lord Krishna reveals the qualities of his devotee.

The devotee who is envious of nothing, who treats everyone as a benevolent friend, who believes himself to be the possessor of nothing, who is free from false ego (from identification with his body and the desire to dominate matter) and remains the same in joy and sorrow, who forgives, who always knows contentment and engages resolutely in devotional

service, and whose mind and body are surrendered to the Supreme Lord—that one is very dear to me.

The devotee who never causes agitation to others, who is unaffected by joys and sorrows, who is not dependent on the modes of material action, the pure being, expert in all things, free from all anxiety, free from suffering, and who does not seek the fruits of his actions—that one is very dear to me.

He who neither grasps joy nor sorrow, who neither grieves nor covets, who renounces both good and bad, he is very dear to me.

He who is equal to friend or foe, who remains the same in glory or opprobrium, heat or cold, praise or blame, forever pure of all defilement, ever silent, content with everything, heedless of shelter, and who, established in knowledge, serves Me with love and devotion, is very dear to Me.

He who, full of faith in this imperishable path of devotional service, commits himself entirely, making Me the supreme goal, is very dear to Me.

It is true that my devotees, my dearest friends and servants are free from all material defilement, even if they do not wish to implore this liberation from Me in any way, for they never desire anything from Me except to serve Me. However, since they depend entirely on Me, if they ever make a request of Me, it cannot be of a material nature. Their ambitions and desires, instead of binding them to matter, become a source of liberation for them.

It is I who grant beings all blessings and even liberation from this material world. It is I alone who can put an end to material existence and call the conditioned soul back to me, returning to its original home.

How should we behave, what attitude should we adopt?

Three gates open to hell: lust, anger, and greed. May every sane human being close them, for they lead the soul to its destruction.

The person who has managed to avoid these three gates of hell devotes his life to actions that lead to spiritual fulfillment. He thus gradually attains the supreme goal. Conversely, he who rejects the precepts of the Holy Scriptures to act according to his whim achieves neither perfection, nor happiness, nor the supreme goal.

Free yourself from anger, greed, and lust, in order to elevate yourself to the spiritual level. Lust, anger, and greed crisscross the heart with their parallel lines and hinder all progress on the spiritual path.

Free from all attachments, free from fear and anger, completely absorbed in Me and seeking refuge in Me, many purified themselves by learning to know Me, and all thus attained pure love for Me.