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Chapter 12 · Verse 4 · Bhakti Yoga

Bhagavad Gita 12.4

transformative Bhakti & Devotion Attachment & Letting Go Self & Identity

Sanskrit

संनियम्येन्द्रियग्रामं सर्वत्र समबुद्धयः।ते प्राप्नुवन्ति मामेव सर्वभूतहिते रताः।।12.4।।

Transliteration

sanniyamyendriya-grāmaṁ sarvatra sama-buddhayaḥ te prāpnuvanti mām eva sarva-bhūta-hite ratāḥ

Word by Word

sanniyamya-controlling
indriya-grāmam all the senses
sarvatra everywhere
sama-buddayaḥ equally disposed
te-they
prāpnuvanti achieve
mām unto Me
eva certainly
sarva-bhūtahite all living entities' welfare
ratāḥ engaged.
Simplified Perspective

When you govern the senses with steady discipline and see the Divine equally in all beings, you naturally become an instrument of universal compassion—and in that selfless service, you meet God directly. This is the paradox of bhakti: by surrendering your desires and dedicating yourself to the welfare of all creatures, you dissolve the very separation that seemed to keep you from the Divine. In your daily life, this means choosing integrity over impulse, and asking in each moment: "How can I serve something larger than my small self?"

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Bhagavad Gita 12.4 — BG 12.4

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

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