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Chapter 12 · Verse 14 · Bhakti Yoga

Bhagavad Gita 12.14

devotional Bhakti & Devotion Self & Identity Attachment & Letting Go

Sanskrit

सन्तुष्टः सततं योगी यतात्मा दृढनिश्चयः।मय्यर्पितमनोबुद्धिर्यो मद्भक्तः स मे प्रियः।।12.14।।

Transliteration

santuṣhṭaḥ satataṁ yogī yatātmā dṛiḍha-niśhchayaḥ mayy arpita-mano-buddhir yo mad-bhaktaḥ sa me priyaḥ

Word by Word

santuṣhṭaḥ contented
satatam steadily
yogī united in devotion
yata-ātmā self-controlled
dṛiḍha-niśhchayaḥ firm in conviction
mayi to me
arpita dedicated
manaḥ mind
buddhiḥ intellect
yaḥ who
mat-bhaktaḥ my devotees
saḥ they
me to me
priyaḥ very dear
Simplified Perspective

Krishna reveals the deepest secret of bhakti: a devotee who remains inwardly content, steadily disciplined, and utterly convinced of divine truth becomes dear to God himself. This is not about performing grand rituals or achieving perfect knowledge—it is about the simplicity of a surrendered heart.

In our modern fragmentation, this verse calls us to root ourselves in gratitude, align our thinking with truth, and dedicate our daily choices to something greater than ego's endless wanting.

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Bhagavad Gita 12.14 — BG 12.14

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Sanskrit text from the Bhagavad Gita (public domain). Commentary © Mahakatha.

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