Chapter 12, Verse 2
Bhakti Yoga — Sanskrit shloka, transliteration, word meanings, English translation, and commentary.
Original Sanskrit verse
Transliteration
Word meanings
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
English translation
The Blessed Lord said, "In My opinion, those who fix their minds on Me, worship Me ever steadfastly, and are endowed with supreme faith, are the best in Yoga."
— Swami Sivananda
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Commentary
Those devotees who fix their minds on Me in the Cosmi Form; the Supreme Lord and worship Me; ever harmonised and with intense and supreme faith; regarding Me as the Lord of all the masters of Yoga; who are free from attachment and other evil passions -- these; in My opinion; are the best versed in Yoga. They spend their days and nights in worshipping Me. They have no other thoughts except those,of Myself. They live for Me only. Therefore it is indeed proper to say that they are the best Yogins. Are not the others; those who contemplate the imperishable; formless; attributeless; alityless Supreme Brahman; the best of Yogins Listen now to what I have to say regarding them.
Commentary by Swami Sivananda
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