Bhagavad Gita 12.1 meaningThe path of love
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
Arjuna asks: “Is it better to love God in a form, or to think of God as formless?”
What it means
Arjuna asks: “Some people love you devotedly in a personal form; others meditate on the formless, imperishable reality. Which of them understands yoga best?”
The original Sanskrit
अर्जुन उवाच । एवं सततयुक्ता ये भक्तास्त्वां पर्युपासते । ये चाप्यक्षरमव्यक्तं तेषां के योगवित्तमाः ॥
arjuna uvāca evaṃ satatayuktā ye bhaktāstvāṃ paryupāsate ye cāpyakṣaramavyaktaṃ teṣāṃ ke yogavittamāḥ
Translations
Literal translation
Arjuna said: Those devotees who, being thus ever dedicated, meditate on You, and those again (who meditate) on the Immutable, the Unmanifested-of them, who are the best experiencers of yoga?
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
अर्जुन ने कहा -- जो भक्त, सतत युक्त होकर इस (पूर्वोक्त) प्रकार से आपकी उपासना करते हैं और जो भक्त अक्षर, और अव्यक्त की उपासना करते हैं, उन दोनों में कौन उत्तम योगवित् है।
Swami Tejomayananda
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Keep reading · 12.2Krishna answers: “Those who fix their minds on me, always devoted, with deep faith — I consider them the most united with me.”