bhagavad-giitaa adhyaaya 12 (English)

In this chapter, Arjuna asks Kr's'n'a about which yogiis who have the most knowledge about yoga, the ones who worship the imperishable unmanifest or the ones who are faithful to the personal form of Kr's'n'a. Kr's'n'a replies that the ones who worship him with faith are considered the most united, but the others also obtain him. He then explains that the path of meditation on the unmanifest is more difficult and troublesome than the path of worship of the personal form. This is a clear indication that it is easier and safer to attain yoga through worship of the personal form of Kr's'n'a than through meditation on the impersonal manifestation. Thereafter, K'r's'n'a gives some instruction about what Arjuna can do if he fails to think firmly of Kr's'n'a. In many editions of the Bhagavad-giitaa, there is a verse after verse 11. However, that verse contradicts the instructions in verses 8 through 11, and these instructions are generally considered the more valid ones. Therefore, that particular verse has been unnumbered, and marked in gray color, here to indicate that it is probably not an original verse. A translation is nevertheless given. Thereafter, Kr's'n'a describes the people who are dear to him, and at the end he explains that the ones who accept him as supreme are very dear to him. Someone can be dear to Kr's'n'a in many ways, but the one, who accepts him as supreme, is not only "dear" but "very dear" to him. This is an example of a personal relationship between Kr's'n'a and his devotees.

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Aj:Øün: uv:ac: Ov:ö s:t:t:y:ØVt:a y:ð B:Vt:astv:aö p:y:Øüp:as:t:ð . y:ð c:apy:x:rm:vy:Vt:ö t:ð\:aö kñ y:<g:ev:¶:m:aH / 1 /	Arjuna spoke: So, among the constantly devoted ones who are faithful to you, and even the ones who worship the imperishable unmanifest, who has the most knowledge about divine union? (1)
Â:iB:g:v:an:Øv:ac: m:yy:av:ðSy: m:n:< y:ð m:aö en:ty:y:ØVt:a up:as:t:ð . Â:¹y:a p:ry:<p:ðt:ast:ð m:ð y:ØVt:t:m:a m:t:aH / 2 /	S''rii Bhagavaan spoke: The always united ones, who have undertaken to enter their minds in me, who worship me with supreme faith, are considered my most united, (2)
y:ð tv:x:rm:en:dðüSy:m:vy:Vt:ö p:y:Øüp:as:t:ð . s:v:ü*:g:m:ec:nty:ö c: kÝXsT:m:c:l:ö D:ÒÙv:m:Î / 3 /	but they who worship the imperishable, undefinable, unmanifest, omnipresent, and inconceivable, unchangeable, immovable, constant, (3)
s:eÀy:my:ð¡ndÒy:g:Òam:ö s:v:ü*: s:m:b:Ø¹y:H . t:ð )apn:Øv:¡nt: m:am:ðv: s:v:üB:Üt:eht:ð rt:aH / 4 /	and who are indifferent everywhere and delight in the welfare of all created beings, truly obtain me after restraining the collection of senses. (4)
Vl:ðS:<\|eD:kt:rst:ð\:am:vy:Vt:as:Vt:c:ðt:s:am:Î . Avy:Vt:a eh g:et:dØüHK:ö dðhv:e»rv:apy:t:ð / 5 /	There is more additional pain for them whose consciousness is fixed on the unmanifest, for the unmanifest progress is attained with difficulty by the embodied, (5)
y:ð t:Ø s:v:aüeN: km:aüeN: m:ey: s:nny:sy: m:tp:raH . An:ny:ðn:òv: y:<g:ðn: m:aö Dy:ay:nt: up:as:t:ð / 6 /	but them, who meditate on me and worship me, after abandoning all actions in me, accepting me as supreme, with only undistracted union, (6)
t:ð\:am:hö s:m:Ø¹t:aü m:àty:Øs:ös:ars:ag:rat:Î . B:v:aem: n: ec:ratp:aT:ü m:yy:av:ðeS:t:c:ðt:s:am:Î / 7 /	and whose consciousness has been made to enter in me, I quickly lift up from the ocean of death and transmigration, o Pr'thaa's son^*. (7)
m:yy:ðv: m:n: AaD:tsv: m:ey: b:Øe¹ö en:v:ðS:y: . en:v:es:\y:es: m:yy:ðv: At: UDv:þ n: s:öS:y:H / 8 /	Deposit your mind in me only, cause your intellect to enter in me! Thereafter you will dwell in me only, without a doubt. (8)
AT: ec:¶:ö s:m:aD:at:Øö n: S:Vn:<e\: m:ey: ¡sT:rm:Î . ABy:as:y:<g:ðn: t:t:< m:aem:cCapt:Øö D:n:Wj:y: / 9 /	If you can not establish your thoughts firmly in me, then strive to reach me by frequent union, o Dhananjjaya^*! (9)
ABy:as:ð\|py:s:m:T:<ü\|es: m:tkm:üp:rm:< B:v: . m:dT:üm:ep: km:aüeN: kÙv:ü¡ns:e¹m:v:apsy:es: / 10 /	Even if you are unable in that discipline, regard work for me as supreme! Even while performing actions for my sake, you will obtain success. (10)
AT:òt:dpy:S:Vt:<\|es: kt:Øþ m:½<g:m:aeÂ:t:H . s:v:ükm:üPl:ty:ag:ö t:t:H kÙ, y:t:atm:v:an:Î / 11 /	If you are unable to even resort to this union with me, then be self-restrained and abandon all result of action. (11)
Â:ðy:< eh wan:m:By:as:ajwan:adÏDy:an:ö ev:eS:\y:t:ð . Dy:an:atkm:üPl:ty:ag:sty:ag:acCa¡nt:rn:nt:rm:Î /	for knowledge is better than discipline. Meditation excels knowledge, abandonment of results of action arises from meditation, and uninterrupted peace arises from abandonment^*.
A¾ðÄa s:v:üB:Üt:an:aö m:ò*:H k,N: Ov: c: . en:m:üm:< en:rh¢arH s:m:dØHK:s:ØK:H x:m:i / 12 /	That patient, benevolent and even compassionate person, who is not the enemy of any living beings, and who is unselfish, non-egotistic, and indifferent to pain and pleasure, (12)
s:nt:ØÄH s:t:t:ö y:<g:i y:t:atm:a dàZen:Á:y:H . m:yy:ep:üt:m:n:<b:Øe¹y:<ü m:»Vt:H s: m:ð e)y:H / 13 /	and who is a self-restrained, constantly quite satisfied yogii, with fixed resolution, and with mind and intelligence fixed upon me, who is devoted to me, is dear to me, (13)
y:sm:aÀ<e¾j:t:ð l:<k< l:<kaÀ<e¾j:t:ð c: y:H . h\:aüm:\:üB:y:<¾ðg:òm:ØüVt:< y:H s: c: m:ð e)y:H / 14 /	and he, who is released from joy, impatience, fear, and anxiety, of whom the world is not afraid and who is not afraid of the world, is dear to me. (14)
An:p:ðx:H S:Øec:düx: udas:in:< g:t:vy:T:H . s:v:aürmB:p:erty:ag:i y:< m:»Vt:H s: m:ð e)y:H / 15 /	He, who is impartial, pure, clever, indifferent, unanxious, devoted to me, and who is a forsaker of all undertakings, is dear to me. (15)
y:< n: Æ\y:et: n: ¾ðeÄ n: S:<c:et: n: ka{Ïx:et: . S:ØB:aS:ØB:p:erty:ag:i B:¡Vt:m:any:H s: m:ð e)y:H / 16 /	He, who does not rejoice, nor hate, nor grieve, nor desire, and who is a forsaker of pleasant and unpleasant, and who has devotion^*, is dear to me. (16)
s:m:H S::> c: em::ð c: t:T:a m:an:ap:m:an:y:<H . S:it:<\Nas:ØK:dØHK:ð\:Ø s:m:H s:¤ev:v:ej:üt:H / 17 /	The man, who is equal to enemy and friend, as well as to respect and disrespect, equal to cold, heat, pleasure, and pain, freed from association, (17)
t:Øly:en:ndast:Øet:m:>ün:i s:nt:ØÄ< y:ðn: kñn:ec:t:Î . Aen:kñt:H ¡sT:rm:et:B:ü¡Vt:m:anm:ð e)y:< n:rH / 18 /	and equal to blame and praise, silent and contented by anything whatsoever, and who is firm-minded and homeless, and who has devotion, is dear to me, (18)
y:ð t:Ø D:my:aüm:àt:em:dö y:T:<Vt:ö p:y:Øüp:as:t:ð . Â:¸D:an:a m:tp:rm:a B:Vt:ast:ð\|t:iv: m:ð e)y:aH / 19 /	but they, who are devoted and who worship this nectar of duty, as spoken about, and who have faith and accept me as supreme, are very dear to me. (19)