• Shri Bhagavad Gita Chapter 12 | श्री भगवद गीता अध्याय 12 | श्लोक 1

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Shri Bhagavad Gita Chapter 12 | श्री भगवद गीता अध्याय 12 | श्लोक 1

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  • This verse is from the Bhagavad Gita, Chapter 12, Verse 1. The translation is:

    Arjuna uvāca
    Evaṁ satata-yuktā ye bhaktās tvāṁ paryupāsate
    Ye cāpy akṣaram avyaktaṁ teṣāṁ ke yoga-vittamāḥ

    "Arjuna said: Those who are constantly engaged in devotion to You, O Lord, and who worship You with steadfastness, and those who meditate upon the unmanifest, imperishable (Akshara) Brahman—among them, who are considered the most perfected in yoga?"

    In this verse, Arjuna is inquiring from Lord Krishna about two types of devotees:

    Constant devotion (Satata-yukta):

    The first group of devotees are those who are always engaged in the worship of the Lord with steadfastness, always remembering and serving Him. These are the ones who engage in Bhakti Yoga, focusing their hearts and minds on God.

    Meditation on the unmanifest (Akṣara):

    The second group of devotees mediate on the imperishable (Akṣara) Brahman, the unmanifested and formless aspect of the Divine. They do not focus on a personal God, but rather on the absolute, formless reality, contemplating the eternal truth.

    Arjuna is asking:

    Among these two types of worshippers—those who constantly engage in devotional service to the personal God (Bhakti Yoga), and those who meditate on the unmanifest and formless aspect of God (Akshara)—who are superior in their yoga (spiritual discipline)? Which of these two is considered to have attained the highest level of spiritual progress?

    This sets the stage for Lord Krishna's response, which follows in the next verses, explaining the superiority of Bhakti Yoga over the path of the formless, unmanifest meditation.

    Explanation:Arjuna's Question:

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