12. Devotion

Bhakti Yog

BG 12.1

Arjuna asked: Who has a greater knowledge of yoga - the one who worships you as a personified God, or those who worship you in your imperishable and unmanifested form?

अर्जुन उवाचएवं सततयुक्ता ये भक्तास्त्वां पर्युपासते
येचाप्यक्षरमव्यक्तं तेषां के योगवित्तमाः


  • arjuna — Arjuna

  • uvācha — said

  • evaṁ — thus

  • satata-yuktā — steadfast devotion
    satata—steadfastly; yuktāḥ—devoted

    • satata

    • yuktā

  • ye — those

  • bhaktās — devotees

  • tvāṁ — you

  • paryupāsate — worship

  • ye — those

  • chāpy — and also

  • akṣharam — the imperishable

  • avyaktaṁ — the formless Brahman

  • teṣhāṁ — of them

  • ke — who

  • yoga-vittamāḥ — more perfect in Yoga

    • yoga

    • vittamāḥ

Chapter 12, Verse 1