Gita Verse 12.1

Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 12, Verse 1

Sanskrit Verse

अर्जुन उवाचएवं सततयुक्ता ये भक्तास्त्वां पर्युपासते।येचाप्यक्षरमव्यक्तं तेषां के योगवित्तमाः।।12.1।।

Transliteration

arjuna uvācha

evaṁ satata-yuktā ye bhaktās tvāṁ paryupāsate

ye chāpy akṣharam avyaktaṁ teṣhāṁ ke yoga-vittamāḥ

Word meanings

arjunaḥ uvācha—Arjun said; evam—thus; satata—steadfastly; yuktāḥ—devoted; ye—those; bhaktāḥ—devotees; tvām—you; paryupāsate—worship; ye—those; cha—and; api—also; akṣharam—the imperishable; avyaktam—the formless Brahman; teṣhām—of them; ke—who; yoga-vit-tamāḥ—more perfect in Yog

Swami Sivananda's translation

Arjuna said, “Which of them are better versed in Yoga—those who steadfastly worship You, or those who worship the imperishable and the unmanifested?”

Chapter link: Gita Chapter 12