Chapter 12 · The Yoga of Devotion

अर्जुनArjuna speaks

Text 12.1

अर्जुन उवाच एवं सततयुक्ता ये भक्तास्त्वां पर्युपासते ये चाप्यक्षरमव्यक्तं तेषां के योगवित्तमा:

arjuna uvācha evaṁ satata-yuktā ye bhaktās tvāṁ paryupāsate ye chāpy akṣharam avyaktaṁ teṣhāṁ ke yoga-vittamāḥ

Recitation · Text 12.1
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Word-for-Word Śabda-Artha (16 words)

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Purport Overview & Key Insights

Arjuna asks the question the last several chapters have made unavoidable: between those who worship You with constant devotion and those who worship the imperishable unmanifest, which are better versed in yoga? He is asking to be told which road to take.

✨ Devotional Takeaway:He is not asking for theory — he is asking which road to take.