The Yoga of Devotion

Shloka: BG 12.1

Arjuna said, "Which of them are better versed in Yoga—those who steadfastly worship You, or those who worship the imperi...

Shloka: BG 12.2

The Blessed Lord said, "In My opinion, those who fix their minds on Me, worship Me ever steadfastly, and are endowed wit...

Shloka: BG 12.3

Those who worship the imperishable, the indefinable, the unmanifest, the omnipresent, the unthinkable, the immovable, an...

Shloka: BG 12.4

Having restrained all the senses, being even-minded everywhere, and intent on the welfare of all beings, they verily com...

Shloka: BG 12.5

Greater is their trouble whose minds are set on the unmanifested, for the goal of the unmanifested is very hard for the ...

Shloka: BG 12.6

But to those who worship Me, renouncing all actions in Me, regarding Me as the supreme goal, meditating on Me with singl...

Shloka: BG 12.7

To those whose minds are set on Me, O Arjuna, verily I soon become the savior out of the ocean of Samsara.

Shloka: BG 12.8

Fix your mind on Me, and your intellect in Me. Then you will certainly live in Me alone hereafter.

Shloka: BG 12.9

If you are unable to fix your mind steadily on Me, then seek to reach Me through the yoga of constant practice, O Arjuna...

Shloka: BG 12.10

If you are unable to practice even this Abhyasa Yoga, be intent on doing actions for My sake; even by doing actions for ...

Shloka: BG 12.11

If you are unable to do even this, then, resort to union with Me and renounce the fruits of all actions with self-contro...

Shloka: BG 12.12

Better indeed is knowledge than practice; better than knowledge is meditation; better than meditation is the renunciatio...

Shloka: BG 12.13

He who hates no creature, is friendly and compassionate to all, is free from attachment and egoism, is balanced in pleas...

Shloka: BG 12.14

Ever content, steady in meditation, self-controlled, possessing firm conviction, with the mind and intellect dedicated t...

Shloka: BG 12.15

He whom the world does not agitate, and who cannot be agitated by the world, and who is freed from joy, anger, fear, and...

Shloka: BG 12.16

He who is free from wants, pure, expert, unconcerned, and free from pain, renouncing all undertakings and commencements,...

Shloka: BG 12.17

He who neither rejoices nor hates, nor grieves nor desires, renouncing both good and evil, and who is full of devotion, ...

Shloka: BG 12.18

He who is the same to foe and friend, and also in honor and dishonor, who is the same in cold and heat, in pleasure and ...

Shloka: BG 12.19

He to whom censure and praise are equal, who is silent, content with anything, homeless, of a steady mind, and full of d...

Shloka: BG 12.20

They who follow this immortal Dharma, endowed with faith and regarding Me as their supreme goal, are exceedingly dear to...