Chapter 12 · Verse 20 · Bhakti Yoga
Bhagavad Gita 12.20
Sanskrit
ये तु धर्म्यामृतमिदं यथोक्तं पर्युपासते।श्रद्दधाना मत्परमा भक्तास्तेऽतीव मे प्रियाः।।12.20।।
Transliteration
ye tu dharmyāmṛitam idaṁ yathoktaṁ paryupāsate śhraddadhānā mat-paramā bhaktās te ’tīva me priyāḥ
In plain words
When you're scattered—pulled in a hundred directions, unsure what matters, desperate to fix everything at once—you're drinking poison disguised as solution. Krishna says: choose one thing as your North Star, the thing that feels truest and most real to you, and pour your faith into that with everything you have. The moment your commitment stops being divided is the moment the universe stops being divided against you.
Word by Word
Krishna reveals here the innermost secret of divine grace: those who hold the nectar of dharma as their supreme treasure, who drink it with unwavering faith and make Krishna their ultimate goal—these devotees become exceedingly dear to the Lord's heart. This is not a distant promise but an immediate reciprocal truth—when your faith becomes single-pointed and your love becomes total, the Divine recognizes you as its own.
In your modern life, this means anchoring your daily choices not in fragmented desires but in one central commitment: making your highest spiritual truth your North Star, then watching how everything aligns.
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Bhagavad Gita 12.20 — BG 12.20
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