Bhagawad Geeta

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VERSE 1

arjuna uvaca

evam satata-yukta ye
bhaktas tvam paryupasate
ye capy aksaram avyaktam
tesam ke yoga-vittamah

SYNONYMS

arjunaḥ uvāca—Arjuna said; evam—thus; satata—always; yuktāḥ—engaged; ye—those; bhaktāḥ—devotees; tvām—unto You; paryupāsate—properly worship; ye—those; ca—also; api—again; akṣaram—beyond the senses; avyaktam—unmanifested; teśām—of them; ke—who; yoga-vittamāḥ—the most perfect.

TRANSLATION

Arjuna inquired: Which is considered to be more perfect: those who are properly engaged in Your devotional service, or those who worship the impersonal Brahman, the unmanifested?

VERSE 2

मय्यावेश्य मनो ये मां नित्ययुक्ता उपासते ।
श्रद्धया परयोपेतास्ते मे युक्ततमा मताः ॥

sri-bhagavan uvaca

mayy avesya mano ye mam
nitya-yukta upasate
sraddhaya parayopetas
te me yuktatama matah

SYNONYMS

śrī bhagavān uvāca—the Supreme Personality of Godhead said; mayi—unto Me; āveśya—fixing; manaḥ—mind; ye—one who; mām—unto Me; nitya—always; yuktāḥ—engaged; upāsate—worships; śraddhayā—with faith; parayā—transcendental; upetāḥ—engages; te—they; me—Mine; yuktatamāḥ—most perfect; matāḥ—I consider.

TRANSLATION

The Blessed Lord said: He whose mind is fixed on My personal form, always engaged in worshiping Me with great and transcendental faith, is considered by Me to be most perfect.

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Bhagawad GeetaBy Dr. Shanatanu Nagarkatti