Bhagavad Gita 12.1
अर्जुन उवाचएवं सततयुक्ता ये भक्तास्त्वां पर्युपासते।येचाप्यक्षरमव्यक्तं तेषां के योगवित्तमाः।।
arjuna uvācha evaṁ satata-yuktā ye bhaktās tvāṁ paryupāsate ye chāpy akṣharam avyaktaṁ teṣhāṁ ke yoga-vittamāḥ
Word-by-Word
| Sanskrit | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| arjunaḥ uvācha | arjunaḥ uvācha | Arjun said |
| evam | evam | thus |
| satata | satata | steadfastly |
| yuktāḥ | yuktāḥ | devoted |
| ye | ye | those |
| bhaktāḥ | bhaktāḥ | devotees |
| tvām | tvām | you |
| paryupāsate | paryupāsate | worship |
| ye | ye | those |
| cha | cha | and |
| api | api | also |
| akṣharam | akṣharam | the imperishable |
| avyaktam | avyaktam | the formless Brahman |
| teṣhām | teṣhām | of them |
| ke | ke | who |
| yoga-vit-tamāḥ | yoga-vit-tamāḥ | more perfect in Yog |
Arjuna said, "Which of them are better versed in Yoga—those who steadfastly worship You, or those who worship the imperishable and the unmanifested?"
अर्जुन ने कहा -- जो भक्त, सतत युक्त होकर इस (पूर्वोक्त) प्रकार से आपकी उपासना करते हैं और जो भक्त अक्षर, और अव्यक्त की उपासना करते हैं, उन दोनों में कौन उत्तम योगवित् है।।