LOTUS GITA- A PATH TO SALVATION: CHAPTER XII

LOTUS GITA
CHAPTER-XII-YOGA OF DEVOTION (BHAKTI YOGA)(1-20)


1-12 Ways to realization of God
Arjun Uvacha
12.1.. evam satafyuktah ye
bhaktaih tvam paryupasate
ye cha api aksharam avyaktam
tesam ke yogavittamah

Arjuna asked:
Who has the better knowledge of Yoga among the devotees who constantly worship you in your forms and qualities and those who worship your form and propertyless shape?
Shri bhagavan uvacha
12.2. mayi avesha manaj ye
mam hiyuktah upasate
shradhya paraya upetah
shrashaya paraya upetah
te me yuktatamah matah
Sri Krishna said:
Those who constantly concentrate their mind in Me with full faith, worship My forms and qualities are best yogis in my opinion.
12.3. ye tu aksharam anivdeshyam
avyaktam pavyupasate
sanvatragam achinntayam cha
kutastham achalam dhruvam
12.4. saniyamma indriyagramam
senvatra sambudhayah
te pra pnuvanti mam
eva sarvabhuhite ratah
3, 4 Those, controlling all their senses, worship vigilantly unthinkable, unviewable still fully present every where, propertyless, stable, immovable, undestructible and unexpressible form such devoted persons even minded towards all, and favourable for doing good to all beings do attain Me.
12.5. kieshah adhiktarah tesam
avyakta sakta chetasam
avyakta hi gatih
duhkham dehvaddhih avapyate
That path of those who have set their mind attached to the Unmanifest is more difficult; for identification with the idea of Unmanifest is attained with difficulty that is centred in the physical body.
12.6. yetu sarvani karmanu mayi
samyastha mataparah
anyena eva yogana mam
dhyayantah upasate
But those who surrender all their action to Me and concentrate exclusively and worship Me.
12.7. tesham aham samuddharta
mrutya samsaratsagarat
bhavami nachirat partha
mayi aveshita chetasam
Arjun! Such persons are salvated by Me speedily from the ocean of death (the World).
12.8. mayi eva manah adhatsva
mayi buddhim nivesaya
nivasisyasi mayi eva atah
urdham na sanshayam.

Therefore, set your mind in Me, and enter your reasons in Me alone; thereafter you will abide in Me. There is no doubt about it.
12.9. athachittam samadhatum na
shankoshi mayi sthiram
abhyasyogena tatah mam
ichha aptum dhananjaya
Arjun! If you do not feel able enough to fix the mind steadily on Me, then crave to attain Me through the Yoga of practice.
12.10. abhyase api asamarthah
asi matparamah bhava
madartham api karmani
kurram siddhim avapyasyasi
If you are not able even to take to practice, Then be ready for performing action for Me; you will attain perfection even by performing actions for My sake.
12.11. atha etat api ashaktah
asi kurtum madyogam ashritah
sarva karma phalam tyagam
tatah kuru yatatmavan
If you are unable to do even this, then relinquish the fruits of all actions, controlling your mind and senses.
12.12. shreyah hi gyanam abhyasat
gyanat dhyanam vishisyate
dhyanat karmaphalatyagah
tyagat shantih anantaram

Knowledge is better than practice, meditation is better than knowledge and relinquishing the fruits of actions is even better to meditation; for absolute peace immediately follows from renquishment.
13-20 Identification of real devotees.
12.13. advesta sarvabhutanam
maitrah karunah eva cha
nirmamah nirahamkarah
samdukhsukhah kshami
12.14. santustah satatam yogi
satatma dhridhanischayah
mayiaprtrita manobudhih
yah madbhaktah sah me priyah

One who is free from malice towards all beings and friendly as well as kind, un attached, free from ego, equal for pleasure and pain, forgiving by nature, constantly satisfied, Yogi, who has controlled his body with firm resolution,dovoted his mind and intellect in Me that devotee of Mine is dear to Me.
12.15. yasmat na udvijate lokah
lokat na udvijate chayah
harsamarsabhayodvegaih muktah
yah sah cha me priyah
A person who is not a source of annoyance to any one and who is never annoyed by any being; who is free from pleasure and envy, perturbation and fear, he is dear to Me.
12.16. unpekshah shuchih dakshah
udasihan gatavyathah
sarvarambhaparityasi yah0
madbhaktah sah me priyah
One who has no requirements, pure, efficient, impartial, above all grievances and who has renounced the feeling of beginership in all acts, - such devotee is dear to Me.
12.17. yah na hrishyati na duesti
na shochati na kanchhati
shubhasubha parityasi
bhaktimanyah sa me priyah.

One who neither rejoices and envies, nor grievesa nor desires and who is above good and evil acts such devotee person is dear to Me.
12.18. samah shatrau cha mitre
cha tatha manapamanayah
shitosnasukhadukhesu
samah sangavivarjitah
12.19. tulyaninala stutih mauri
santutah yena kenachit
aniketah sthiranatih
bhaktinam me priyah narah

One for whom friend and foe, Honor and insult, heat and cold, pleasure and pain are equal and and he is free from attachment. He who takes praise and reproach alike, studious, satisfied with whatever is available for livlihood, without attachment to place and body and stable mind such devotee is dear to Me.
12.20. ye tu dhavmayamritam idam
yatha uktam paryupasate
shradhanah matparmah bhaktah
te ative me priyah
Those who are endowed with faith in Me and are devoted to Me this religious nectare as said above comply accordingly such devotees are very dear to me.
The Twelth Chapter of the Science of Bramha and the scripture of yoga in the glorious Upnishad of Shree Mad Bhagvat Gita titled as “The Yoga of Devotion." A dialogue between Shri Krishna and Arjuna finishes here.