Lord Krishna
Divine TeacherThe Supreme Lord, the charioteer and divine guide of Arjuna. Krishna delivers the eternal wisdom of the Gita, revealing the nature of the soul, duty, and the path to liberation.
Speaking: Chapter 12, Verse 2
Verse 2
The Yoga of Devotion
The Supreme Personality of Godhead said: Those who fix their minds on Me and worship Me with steadfast faith and devotion—I consider them to be the most perfect in Yoga.
Context & Meaning
Krishna answers directly and without hesitation: devotion to the personal God is the highest form of Yoga. The three qualities He highlights are: fixing the mind on Him (māyyāveśya manaḥ), being ever united (nityayuktāḥ), and possessing supreme faith (śraddhayā parayā). Together these describe a life completely absorbed in the Divine — not as a philosophy but as an ongoing reality of consciousness.
Scholar Commentaries
2 commentaries · Public domainRamanujacharya
VishishtadvaitaKrishna does not merely acknowledge the path of personal devotion — He declares its practitioners the most perfect of all yogis. This is the supreme verdict of the Gita. The word yuktatamāḥ — most perfectly united — places bhakti above all other paths in terms of completeness of union.
Madhvacharya
DvaitaThe devotion spoken of here is pūrṇa-bhakti — complete devotion. It is not sentiment but a total orientation of the mind, will, and action toward the personal Lord. Such devotees are dearest to God.