Bhagavad Gita 6.47 meaningTaming the mind
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
“And the one who loves me with their whole heart is closest to me.”
What it means
“And of all yogis, the one who loves me with trust and with their whole inner self is, to me, the most united.”
The original Sanskrit · known as “Yoginam Api Sarvesham”
योगिनामपि सर्वेषां मद्गतेनान्तरात्मना । श्रद्धावान्भजते यो मां स मे युक्ततमो मतः ॥
yogināmapi sarveṣāṃ madgatenāntarātmanā śraddhāvānbhajate yo māṃ sa me yuktatamo mataḥ
Translations
Literal translation
Even among all the yogis, he who adores Me with his mind fixed on Me and with faith,he is considered by Me to be the best of the yogis.
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
समस्त योगियों में जो भी श्रद्धावान् योगी मुझ में युक्त हुये अन्तरात्मा से (अर्थात् एकत्व भाव से मुझे भजता है, वह मुझे युक्ततम (सर्वश्रेष्ठ) मान्य है।
Swami Tejomayananda
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