Single-Minded Devotion to the Beloved
True renunciation also means exclusive love for God and indifference to whatever opposes that love.
Sutra 9 deepens the meaning of renunciation: 'Tasmin ananyata, tad-virodhishu udasinata cha' — 'Renunciation is single-minded love for God, and indifference to whatever is opposed to that love.' Narada teaches that the devotee's heart must be undivided (ananya), wholly given to the Beloved without competing loyalties. At the same time, the devotee remains calmly indifferent (udasina) to anything that would draw the heart away. This is not hatred of the world but a serene refusal to let lesser attractions usurp the supreme love. The principle echoes the spiritual wisdom that the integrated heart is a focused heart — that greatness in love, as in any high calling, requires a singular and undivided devotion.
Single-minded love for God, and indifference to whatever opposes it.
The call to undivided love recalls the Hebrew Shema's command to love God 'with all your heart' — a wholeness of devotion that admits no rival in the inner sanctuary.
Narada Bhakti Sutras