Bhagavad Gītā · Chapter 12, Verse 2
श्री भगवानुवाचमय्यावेश्य मनो ये मां नित्ययुक्ता उपासते।श्रद्धया परयोपेतास्ते मे युक्ततमा मताः।।
śrī-bhagavān uvāca
mayy āveśya mano ye māṁ nitya-yuktā upāsate
śraddhayā parayopetās te me yuktatamā matāḥ
also searched as "Mayy aveshya mano ye mam nitya-yukta upasate"
Translation
The Lord said, "Those who, ever integrated with Me and possessing supreme faith, worship Me, focusing their minds on Me—these are considered by Me to be the highest among the yogis."
Vāṇi's rendering
Those who pour their minds into me, steady, worshipping with the highest trust — I count them the most joined.
Word by word
| Sanskrit & transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|
| श्रीभगवान्śrī-bhagavān | the blessed Lord, Krishna |
| उवाचuvāca | said |
| मयिmayi | in me (sandhi: mayi + āveśya becomes mayy āveśya) |
| आवेश्यāveśya | having poured in, entered and filled, absorbed |
| मनःmanaḥ | the mind |
| येye | those who |
| माम्mām | me |
| नित्ययुक्ताःnitya-yuktāḥ | always joined, unbroken in their holding |
| उपासतेupāsate | sit near, attend upon, worship |
| श्रद्धयाśraddhayā | with trust, with faith |
| परयाparayā | highest, utmost (sandhi: parayā + upetāḥ becomes parayopetāḥ) |
| उपेताःupetāḥ | endowed with, furnished with |
| तेte | they |
| मेme | in my (view) |
| युक्ततमाःyuktatamāḥ | the most joined, most perfectly yoked |
| मताःmatāḥ | are held, are counted |
Frequently asked
What does Bhagavad Gita Chapter 12 Verse 2 mean?
It is Krishna's answer to Arjuna's question about who is better established in yoga. Those who pour the mind into him, who stay steady without breaking, and who worship carrying the highest trust — these Krishna counts as most joined to him. The measure is not knowledge or austerity. It is where the mind has gone, and whether it stays.
What does Mayy aveshya mano ye mam nitya-yukta upasate teach about devotion?
That devotion is a movement of the mind, not merely of feeling. Āveśya means to enter and fill, as water fills a vessel. Krishna is not asking you to admire him from a distance. He is describing minds that have emptied themselves into him and stayed there, held by śraddhā, trust that asks for no proof first.
Is worshipping Krishna with form better than seeking the formless?
Krishna does not say the formless path is mistaken — the next verses honour it fully. He says only which he counts closest. The path of form is nearer because it gives the mind something to pour into. The unmanifest gives it nothing to hold, and the embodied find that hard. Difficulty, not error, separates them.
What is shraddha in this verse, and how is it different from belief?
Belief is an opinion you hold. Śraddhā is a weight you put down somewhere. Krishna calls it parā, the highest — trust given without conditions and without waiting for evidence. It is what keeps the mind poured out rather than pulled back. You already give this to people you love. Here it is simply given further.
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Commentary
Arjuna has just asked Krishna to settle an argument — the worshippers of the form, or the seekers of the unmanifest, who stands further along? Krishna does not call the other road wrong. He says only which one he counts closest. Note the verb: āveśya, to pour in, to enter and fill. Not to think about; to empty the mind of its own contents into something else. And note what holds it there — śraddhā, trust given without reserve. Most joined, Krishna says. Not most learned, not most austere. Measure your practice not by effort, but by how much of your mind has gone somewhere else.