(Image Courtesy Mahanidhiswami) The Yogi, The Accomplished Devotee, Obtains Contentment From Ishvara Within Himself, He Does Not Need To Become A Bhogi In Reality, He Is Already Content अद्वेष्टा सर्वभूतानां मैत्र: करुण एव च | निर्ममो निरहङ्कार: समदु:खसुख: क्षमी || 12.13|| सन्तुष्ट: सततं योगी यतात्मा दृढनिश्चय: | मय्यर्पितमनोबुद्धिर्यो मद्भक्त:...

(Image Courtesy Mahanidhiswami) We Begin To Achieve Detachment From Worldly Pleasures By Controlling The Mind Through Meditation श्रेयो हि ज्ञानमभ्यासाज्ज्ञानाद्ध्यानं विशिष्यते | ध्यानात्कर्मफलत्यागस्त्यागाच्छान्तिरनन्तरम् || 12.12|| śhreyo hi jñānam abhyāsāj jñānād dhyānaṁ viśhiṣhyate dhyānāt karma-phala-tyāgas tyāgāch chhāntir anantaram|| 12|| Shloka Translation BG – Ch. 12- Ver. 12: Knowledge is greater...

(Image Courtesy Mahanidhiswami) If A Devotee Can’t Even Work For The Divine In Devotion, He Should Endeavour To Surrender The Results Of His Deeds And Be Centered In Himself अथैतदप्यशक्तोऽसि कर्तुं मद्योगमाश्रित: | सर्वकर्मफलत्यागं तत: कुरु यतात्मवान् || 12.11|| athaitad apy aśhakto ’si kartuṁ mad-yogam āśhritaḥ sarva-karma-phala-tyāgaṁ tataḥ kuru...

(Image Courtesy Mahanidhiswami) If Devotee Is Unable To Do Repeated Practice, Then He Should Perform Actions For Divine This Shall Help Him Attain Success अभ्यासेऽप्यसमर्थोऽसि मत्कर्मपरमो भव | मदर्थमपि कर्माणि कुर्वन्सिद्धिमवाप्स्यसि || 12.10|| abhyāse ’py asamartho ’si mat-karma-paramo bhava mad-artham api karmāṇi kurvan siddhim avāpsyasi|| 12.10|| Shloka Translation BG...

(Image Courtesy Mahanidhiswami) A Devotee Should Turn Mind Away From The World And Focus It On God He Has To Repeat This Exercise Again And Over अथ चित्तं समाधातुं न शक्नोषि मयि स्थिरम् | अभ्यासयोगेन ततो मामिच्छाप्तुं धनञ्जय || 12.9|| atha chittaṁ samādhātuṁ na śhaknoṣhi mayi sthiram abhyāsa-yogena tato...

(Image Courtesy Mahanidhiswami) To Always Dwell In Divine Consciousness, One Must Focus All Thoughts On Him And Surrender Intellect To Him मय्येव मन आधत्स्व मयि बुद्धिं निवेशय | निवसिष्यसि मय्येव अत ऊर्ध्वं न संशय: || 12.8|| mayy eva mana ādhatsva mayi buddhiṁ niveśhaya nivasiṣhyasi mayy eva ata ūrdhvaṁ na...

(Image Courtesy Mahanidhiswami) Divine Rescues Those Who Devote All Of Their Deeds To Him See Him As The Ultimate Aim, Adore Him And Meditate On Him With Exclusive Devotion ये तु सर्वाणि कर्माणि मयि संन्न्यस्य मत्पर: | अनन्येनैव योगेन मां ध्यायन्त उपासते ||12.6|| तेषामहं समुद्धर्ता मृत्युसंसारसागरात् | भवामि नचिरात्पार्थ...

(Image Courtesy Mahanidhiswami) The Path Of Realization Is Filled With Hardships For Individuals Whose Minds Are Tied To The Un-manifest क्लेशोऽधिकतरस्तेषामव्यक्तासक्तचेतसाम् || अव्यक्ता हि गतिर्दु:खं देहवद्भिरवाप्यते || 12.5|| kleśho ’dhikataras teṣhām avyaktāsakta-chetasām avyaktā hi gatir duḥkhaṁ dehavadbhir avāpyate || 12.5|| Shloka Translation BG – Ch. 12- Ver. 5: Those...

(Image Courtesy Mahanidhiswami) Divine Responds In Kind To Whatever Method People Surrender To Him ये त्वक्षरमनिर्देश्यमव्यक्तं पर्युपासते | सर्वत्रगमचिन्त्यञ्च कूटस्थमचलन्ध्रुवम् || 12.3|| सन्नियम्येन्द्रियग्रामं सर्वत्र समबुद्धय: | ते प्राप्नुवन्ति मामेव सर्वभूतहिते रता: || 12.4|| ye tv akṣharam anirdeśhyam avyaktaṁ paryupāsate sarvatra-gam achintyañcha kūṭa-stham achalandhruvam|| 3|| sanniyamyendriya-grāmaṁ sarvatra sama-buddhayaḥ te prāpnuvanti...

(Image Courtesy Mahanidhiswami) There Is Only One Supreme Entity Which Manifests In Three Ways Brahman, Paramātmā, And Bhagavān श्रीभगवानुवाच | मय्यावेश्य मनो ये मां नित्ययुक्ता उपासते | श्रद्धया परयोपेतास्ते मे युक्ततमा मता: || 12.2|| śhrī-bhagavān uvācha mayy āveśhya mano ye māṁ nitya-yuktā upāsate śhraddhayā parayopetās te me yuktatamā matāḥ||...