Bhagavad Gita BG 6.47
Chapter 6, Verse 47 — Meaning, Translation & Explanation
योगिनामपि सर्वेषां मद्गतेनान्तरात्मना । श्रद्धावान् भजते यो मां स मे युक्ततमो मतः ॥
yoginam api sarvesham mad-gatenAntaratmana shraddhavan bhajate yo mam sa me yuktatamo matah
Meaning
Of all yogis, the one who worships Me with shraddha, inner self gone to Me — that one is considered by Me to be the most united (yuktatama), the most excellent.
Understanding
The final verse and the apex of the chapter. Among all (sarvesham) yogis — the best is: shraddhavan (full of shraddha — earnest faith) who bhajate mam (worships Me) with mad-gatena antaratmana (inner self entirely gone to Me — not just intellectually directed but the whole antaratman, the innermost being, flowing toward Krishna). Sa me yuktatamah matah — considered by Me as the most yukta (most united, most excellently yoked). The highest yoga is the integration of the personal devotion to Krishna with the non-dual knowledge of chapters 4-6.
Word by Word
| Word | IAST | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| सर्वेषाम् | sarvesham | of all, among all |
| मद्गतेन | mad-gatena | with inner being gone to Me, directed toward Me |
| अन्तरात्मना | antaratmana | with the inner self, with the innermost being |
| श्रद्धावान् | shraddhavan | endowed with shraddha, full of earnest faith |
| युक्ततमः | yuktatamah | the most united, the most yoked (superlative of yukta) |
| योगिनाम् | yoginām | among yogis / of all yogis |
| अपि | api | even / also (even among all yogis) |
| भजते | bhajate | worships / is devoted to / loves |
| यः | yaḥ | he who / one who |
| माम् | mām | Me (Krishna — with faith) |
| सः | saḥ | he (that yogi) |
| मे | me | by Me / in My opinion |
| मतः | mataḥ | considered / regarded (the best) |