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Bhagavad Gita 11.55
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Sanskrit
मत्कर्मकृन्मत्परमो मद्भक्तः सङ्गवर्जितः।
निर्वैरः सर्वभूतेषु यः स मामेति पाण्डव
निर्वैरः सर्वभूतेषु यः स मामेति पाण्डव
Transliteration
mat-karma-kṛin mat-paramo mad-bhaktaḥ saṅga-varjitaḥ
nirvairaḥ sarva-bhūteṣhu yaḥ sa mām eti pāṇḍava
nirvairaḥ sarva-bhūteṣhu yaḥ sa mām eti pāṇḍava
Synonyms
arjunaḥ uvāca: Arjuna said;
evam: thus;
satata: always;
yuktāḥ: engaged;
ye: those who;
bhaktāḥ: devotees;
tvām: You;
paryupāsate: properly worship;
ye: those who;
ca: also;
api: again;
akṣaram: beyond the senses;
avyaktam: the unmanifested;
teṣām: of them;
ke: who;
yoga: vit - tamāḥ — the most perfect in knowledge of yoga. .;
English Meaning
Arjuna inquired: Which are considered to be more perfect, those who are always properly engaged in Your devotional service or those who worship the impersonal Brahman, the unmanifested?
Life Theme
Perspective and Humility
Life Application
Realizing how small our ego is when we see the bigger picture of life.