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Chapter 12 · Verse 2 · Bhakti Yoga

Bhagavad Gita 12.2

surrendering Bhakti & Devotion Mind & Meditation Self & Identity

Sanskrit

श्री भगवानुवाचमय्यावेश्य मनो ये मां नित्ययुक्ता उपासते।श्रद्धया परयोपेतास्ते मे युक्ततमा मताः।।12.2।।

Transliteration

śhrī-bhagavān uvācha mayy āveśhya mano ye māṁ nitya-yuktā upāsate śhraddhayā parayopetās te me yuktatamā matāḥ

Word by Word

śhrī-bhagavān uvācha the Blessed Lord said
mayi on me
āveśhya fix
manaḥ the mind
ye those
mām me
nitya yuktāḥ always engaged
upāsate worship
śhraddhayā with faith
parayā best
upetāḥ endowed
te they
me by me
yukta-tamāḥ situated highest in Yog
matāḥ I consider
Simplified Perspective

Krishna reveals the supreme path: those who anchor their minds wholly in Him, who worship with unwavering dedication and saturated faith, become His most perfect yogis. This is not mere intellectual belief but the lived reality of a heart that has chosen one object of love—the Divine itself.

When you stop fragmenting your attention across a thousand desires and pour your entire being into communion with the sacred, you naturally align with your deepest nature. In modern life, this means choosing one authentic spiritual practice and surrendering to it completely, rather than constantly switching methods in search of the perfect technique.

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Bhagavad Gita 12.2 — BG 12.2

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

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