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BG 12.2 — 12.2 The Blessed Lord said Those who, fixing their mind on Me, worship Me, ever steadfast and endowed with supreme faith, are the best in Yoga in My opini | Live Gita
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श्रीभगवानुवाच |
मय्यावेश्य मनो ये मां नित्ययुक्ता उपासते |
श्रद्धया परयोपेताः ते मे युक्ततमा मताः ||१२-२||

śrībhagavānuvāca . mayyāveśya mano ye māṃ nityayuktā upāsate . śraddhayā parayopetāḥ te me yuktatamā matāḥ ||12-2||


।।12.2।। श्रीभगवान् ने कहा -- मुझमें मन को एकाग्र करके नित्ययुक्त हुए जो भक्तजन परम श्रद्धा से युक्त होकर मेरी उपासना करते हैं, वे, मेरे मत से, युक्ततम हैं अर्थात् श्रेष्ठ हैं।।

Word-by-word meanings

12.2 मयि on Me? आवेश्य fixing? मनः the mind? ये who? माम् Me? नित्ययुक्ताः ever steadfast? उपासते worship? श्रद्धया with faith? परया supreme? उपेताः endowed? ते those? मे of Me? युक्ततमाः the best versed in Yoga? मताः (in My) opinion.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 -- t

Commentaries

Non-dualism. The individual self and Brahman are one. The world is appearance (maya). Liberation through knowledge.

Sri Shankaracharya

।।12.2।।श्रीभगवान् बोले -- जो कामनाओंसे रहित पूर्णज्ञानी अक्षरब्रह्मके उपासक हैं उनको अभी रहने दो? उनके प्रति जो कुछ कहना है वह आगे कहेंगे? परंतु जो दूसरे हैं -- जो भक्त मुझ विश्वरूप परमेश्वरमें मनको समाधिस्थ करके सर्व योगेश्वरोंके अधीश्वर रागादि पञ्चक्लेशरूप अज्ञानदृष्टिसे रहित मुझ सर्वज्ञ परमेश्वरकी पिछले ( एकादश ) अध्यायके अन्तिम श्लोकके अर्थानुसार निरन्तर तत्पर हुए उत्तम श्रद्धासे युक्त होकर उपासना करते हैं? वे श्रेष्ठतम योगी हैं? यह मैं मानता हूँ। क्योंकि वे लगातार मुझमें ही चित्त लगाकर रातदिन व्यतीत करते हैं? अतः उनको युक्ततम कहना उचित ही है। ,

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Swami Gambirananda

12.2 The Blessed Lord said Those who meditate on Me by fixing their minds on Me with steadfast devotion (and) being endowed with supreme faith-they are considered to be the most perfect yogis according to Me.

This interpretation draws on the Advaita tradition and may not represent the view of any single school. For authoritative guidance within a specific tradition, seek a qualified teacher.

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