Chapter 6 · Verse 47

Path of Meditation

योगिनामपि सर्वेषां मद्गतेनान्तरात्मना। श्रद्धावान्भजते यो मां स मे युक्ततमो मतः

yoginām api sarveṣhāṁ mad-gatenāntar-ātmanā śhraddhāvān bhajate yo māṁ sa me yuktatamo mataḥ

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

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Translation

Of all yogis, the one who worships Me with unwavering faith, his innermost self absorbed in Me, him I consider the highest in yoga.

Commentary

योगिनाम् of Yogis? अपि even? सर्वेषाम् of all? मद्गतेन merged in Me? अन्तरात्मना with inner Self? श्रद्धावान् endowed with faith? भजते worships? यः who? माम् Me? सः he? मे to Me? युक्ततमः most devout? मतः is deemed.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.