Bhagavad Gita BG 12.2
Chapter 12, Verse 2 — Meaning, Translation & Explanation
श्रीभगवानुवाच मय्यावेश्य मनो ये मां नित्ययुक्ता उपासते । श्रद्धया परयोपेताः ते मे युक्ततमा मताः ॥
shri bhagavan uvaca mayy aveshya mano ye mam nityayukta upasate shraddaya parayopetah te me yuktatama matah
Meaning
The Blessed Lord said: Those who fix their mind on Me, always united with Me, worshipping Me with supreme faith — these are considered by Me to be the most expert in yoga.
Understanding
Krishna answers directly: mayi aveshya mano (having fixed the mind on Me). Nityayukta upasate (always united, worshipping). Shraddaya parayopetah (endowed with supreme/utmost shraddha — faith/commitment). Te me yuktatama matah (these are considered by Me the most expert in yoga). The personal-devotion path is declared the most excellent. Why? Because it is the most complete, the most unified — heart, mind, and shraddha all directed. Yuktatama — the superlative: the most yoked, the most completely united.
Word by Word
| Word | IAST | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| मय्यावेश्य | mayi aveshya | having fixed/immersed in Me |
| नित्ययुक्ताः | nityayuktah | always united, perpetually connected |
| श्रद्धया | shraddaya | with shraddha (faith, heartfelt commitment) |
| परया | parayah | supreme, highest, utmost |
| युक्ततमाः | yuktatamah | most expert in yoga (superlative of yukta) |
| श्री भगवान् उवाच | śrī bhagavān uvāca | the blessed Lord said |
| मयि | mayi | in Me |
| आवेश्य | āveśya | fixing, absorbing |
| मनः | manaḥ | the mind |
| ये | ye | those who |
| माम् | mām | Me |
| नित्य-युक्ताः | nitya-yuktāḥ | always engaged |
| उपासते | upāsate | worship |
| श्रद्धया | śraddhayā | with faith |
| परया | parayā | with supreme, transcendental |
| उपेताः | upetāḥ | endowed |
| ते | te | they |
| मे | me | to Me |
| युक्त-तमाः | yukta-tamāḥ | most perfectly united, the best in yoga |
| मताः | matāḥ | are considered |