Bhagavadgita Parayana - Chapter 12

śrī bhagavānuvācha

mayyāvēśya manō yē māṃ nityayuktā upāsatē । śraddhayā parayōpētāḥ tē mē yuktatamā matāḥ ॥2

The Blessed Lord said, "In My opinion, those who fix their minds on Me, worship Me ever steadfastly, and are endowed with supreme faith, are the best in Yoga."

yē tvakṣaramanirdēśyam avyaktaṃ paryupāsatē । sarvatragamachintyaṃ cha kūṭasthamachalaṃ dhruvam ॥3॥

Those who worship the imperishable, the indefinable, the unmanifest, the omnipresent, the unthinkable, the immovable, and the eternal.

sanniyamyēndriyagrāmaṃ sarvatra samabuddhayaḥ । tē prāpnuvanti māmēva sarvabhūtahitē ratāḥ ॥4॥

Having restrained all the senses, being even-minded everywhere, and intent on the welfare of all beings, they verily come unto Me.

klēśō'dhikatarastēṣām avyaktāsaktachētasām । avyaktā hi gatirduḥkhaṃ dēhavadbhiravāpyatē ॥5॥

Greater is their trouble whose minds are set on the unmanifested, for the goal of the unmanifested is very hard for the embodied to reach.

yē tu sarvāṇi karmāṇi mayi sannyasya matparāḥ । ananyēnaiva yōgēna māṃ dhyāyanta upāsatē ॥6॥

But to those who worship Me, renouncing all actions in Me, regarding Me as the supreme goal, meditating on Me with single-minded yoga.

tēṣāmahaṃ samuddhartā mṛtyusaṃsārasāgarāt । bhavāmi nachirātpārtha mayyāvēśitachētasām ॥7॥

To those whose minds are set on Me, O Arjuna, verily I soon become the savior out of the ocean of Samsara.

mayyēva mana ādhatsva mayi buddhiṃ nivēśaya । nivasiṣyasi mayyēva ata ūrdhvaṃ na saṃśayaḥ ॥8॥

Fix your mind on Me, and your intellect in Me. Then you will certainly live in Me alone hereafter.

atha chittaṃ samādhātuṃ na śaknōṣi mayi sthiram । abhyāsayōgēna tataḥ māmichChāptuṃ dhanañjaya ॥9॥

If you are unable to fix your mind steadily on Me, then seek to reach Me through the yoga of constant practice, O Arjuna.

abhyāsē'pyasamarthō'si matkarmaparamō bhava । madarthamapi karmāṇi kurvansiddhimavāpsyasi ॥10॥

If you are unable to practice even this Abhyasa Yoga, be intent on doing actions for My sake; even by doing actions for My sake, you will attain perfection.

athaitadapyaśaktō'si kartuṃ madyōgamāśritaḥ । sarvakarmaphalatyāgaṃ tataḥ kuru yatātmavān ॥11॥

If you are unable to do even this, then, resort to union with Me and renounce the fruits of all actions with self-control.

śrēyō hi jñānamabhyāsāt jñānāddhyānaṃ viśiṣyatē । dhyānātkarmaphalatyāgaḥ tyāgāchChāntiranantaram ॥12॥

Better indeed is knowledge than practice; better than knowledge is meditation; better than meditation is the renunciation of the fruits of actions: peace immediately follows renunciation.

advēṣṭā sarvabhūtānāṃ maitraḥ karuṇa ēva cha । nirmamō nirahaṅkāraḥ samaduḥkhasukhaḥ kṣamī ॥13॥

He who hates no creature, is friendly and compassionate to all, is free from attachment and egoism, is balanced in pleasure and pain, and is forgiving.

santuṣṭaḥ satataṃ yōgī yatātmā dṛḍhaniśchayaḥ । mayyarpitamanōbuddhiḥ yō madbhaktaḥ sa mē priyaḥ ॥14॥

Ever content, steady in meditation, self-controlled, possessing firm conviction, with the mind and intellect dedicated to Me, he, My devotee, is dear to Me.

yasmānnōdvijatē lōkaḥ lōkānnōdvijatē cha yaḥ । harṣāmarṣabhayōdvēgaiḥ muktō yaḥ sa cha mē priyaḥ ॥15॥

He whom the world does not agitate, and who cannot be agitated by the world, and who is freed from joy, anger, fear, and anxiety—he is dear to Me.

anapēkṣaḥ śuchirdakṣaḥ udāsīnō gatavyathaḥ । sarvārambhaparityāgī yō madbhaktaḥ sa mē priyaḥ ॥16॥

He who is free from wants, pure, expert, unconcerned, and free from pain, renouncing all undertakings and commencements, he who is devoted to Me is dear to Me.

yō na hṛṣyati na dvēṣṭi na śōchati na kāṅkṣati । śubhāśubhaparityāgī bhaktimānyaḥ sa mē priyaḥ ॥17॥

He who neither rejoices nor hates, nor grieves nor desires, renouncing both good and evil, and who is full of devotion, is dear to Me.

samaḥ śatrau cha mitrē cha tathā mānāpamānayōḥ । śītōṣṇasukhaduḥkhēṣu samaḥ saṅgavivarjitaḥ ॥18॥

He who is the same to foe and friend, and also in honor and dishonor, who is the same in cold and heat, in pleasure and pain, and who is free from attachment.

tulyanindāstutirmaunī santuṣṭō yēna kēnachit । anikētaḥ sthiramatiḥ bhaktimānmē priyō naraḥ ॥19॥

He to whom censure and praise are equal, who is silent, content with anything, homeless, of a steady mind, and full of devotion; that man is dear to me.

yē tu dharmyāmṛtamidaṃ yathōktaṃ paryupāsatē । śraddadhānā matparamāḥ bhaktāstē'tīva mē priyāḥ ॥20॥

They who follow this immortal Dharma, endowed with faith and regarding Me as their supreme goal, are exceedingly dear to Me.

॥ ōṃ tatsaditi śrīmadbhagavadgītāsu upaniṣatsu brahmavidyāyāṃ yōgaśāstrē śrīkṛṣṇārjunasaṃvādē bhaktiyōgō nāma dvādaśō'dhyāyaḥ ।38

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