Chapter 6, Verse 47
Dhyana Yoga — Sanskrit shloka, transliteration, word meanings, English translation, and commentary.
Original Sanskrit verse
Transliteration
Word meanings
yoginām—of all yogis; api—however; sarveṣhām—all types of; mat-gatena—absorbed in me (God); antaḥ—inner; ātmanā—with the mind; śhraddhā-vān—with great faith; bhajate—engage in devotion; yaḥ—who; mām—to me; saḥ—he; me—by me; yukta-tamaḥ—the highest yogi; mataḥ—is considered
English translation
And among all the Yogis, he who, full of faith and with his inner self merged in Me, worships Me is deemed by Me to be the most devoted.
— Swami Sivananda
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Commentary
Among all Yogis He who worships Me; the Absolute; is superior to those who worship the lesser gods such as the Vasus; Rudra; Aditya; etc. The inner self merged in Me The mind absorbed in Me; (Cf. VI.32); (This chapter is known by the names Atmasamyama Yoga and Adhyatma Yoga also.)Thus in the Upanishads of the glorious Bhagavad Gita; the science of the Eternal; the scripture of Yoga; the dialogue between Sri Krishna and Arjuna; ends the sixth discourse entitledThe Yoga of Meditation.
Commentary by Swami Sivananda
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