13.11 A liking for solitary places Krishna speaks

मयि चानन्ययोगेन भक्ितरव्यभिचारिणी
विविक्तदेशसेवित्वमरतिर्जनसंसदि

mayi chānanya-yogena bhaktir avyabhichāriṇī
vivikta-deśha-sevitvam aratir jana-sansadi

unwavering devotion to me, turned nowhere else; a liking for solitary places, and no taste for crowds;

Explanation

Solitary places, and no taste for crowds.

vivikta-deśa-sevitvam — frequenting places apart. Alongside unwavering devotion turned nowhere else.

One of the few places the Gita recommends withdrawal of any kind, and it is modest: a preference, not a requirement, and it sits in a list otherwise made of how to be with people.

Word by word

mayi: toward me
cha: also
ananya-yogena: exclusively united
bhaktiḥ: devotion
avyabhichāriṇī: constant
vivikta: solitary
deśha: places
sevitvam: inclination for
aratiḥ: aversion
jana-sansadi: for mundane society