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Chapter 12

Chapter 12 · Verse 6

Bhakti Yoga

भक्तियोग

ये तु सर्वाणि कर्माणि मयि संन्यस्य मत्परः | अनन्येनैव योगेन मां ध्यायन्त उपासते ||१२-६||

ye tu sarvāṇi karmāṇi mayi saṃnyasya matparaḥ . ananyenaiva yogena māṃ dhyāyanta upāsate ||12-6||

In plain words

Ananya Yoga Unswerving Yoga exclusive having no other objects of worship or support save the Lord Samadhi. Even in Bhakti Yoga one should not abandon actions. He must perform actions but he will have to dedicate the merits or the fruits to the Lord.

Translation

12.6 For, those who dedicate all actions to Me, hold Me as their supreme goal, intent on Me, and worship Me meditating on Me with exclusive devotion;

Meaning

Ananya Yoga Unswerving Yoga exclusive having no other objects of worship or support save the Lord Samadhi. Even in Bhakti Yoga one should not abandon actions. He must perform actions but he will have to dedicate the merits or the fruits to the Lord. (Cf. IX.27)

Word by word

ये who तु but सर्वाणि all कर्माणि actions मयि in Me संन्यस्य renouncing मत्पराः regarding Me as the supreme goal अनन्येन singleminded एव even योगेन with the Yoga माम् Me ध्यायन्तः meditating उपासते worship.