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Bhagavad-gītā As It Is · Text 12.6

Krishna describes devotional practice and progression

ये तु सर्वाणि कर्माणि मयि सन्न्यस्य मत्परा: ।

अनन्येनैव योगेन मां ध्यायन्त उपासते ॥ ६ ॥

तेषामहं समुद्धर्ता मृत्युसंसारसागरात् ।

भवामि न चिरात्पार्थ मय्यावेशितचेतसाम् ॥ ७ ॥

ye tu sarvāṇi karmāṇi

mayi sannyasya mat-parāḥ

ananyenaiva yogena

māṁ dhyāyanta upāsate

teṣām ahaṁ samuddhartā

mṛtyu-saṁsāra-sāgarāt

bhavāmi na cirāt pārtha

mayy āveśita-cetasām

Translation

But those who worship Me, giving up all their activities unto Me and being devoted to Me without deviation, engaged in devotional service and always meditating upon Me, having fixed their minds upon Me, O son of Pṛthā – for them I am the swift deliverer from the ocean of birth and death.

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What this verse is saying, and where it sits in the story.

Kṛṣṇa Delivers His Devotees

  1. 1Kṛṣṇa swiftly frees from birth and death those who offer all their activities to Him and keep their minds fixed on Him in steady devotion.
  2. 2Prabhupāda explains that the Lord Himself takes responsibility for delivering His pure devotee. Devotional service is the path to the highest perfection.
  3. 3Do your work to please Kṛṣṇa, and chant Hare Kṛṣṇa while remaining devoted to Him.

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Chapter 12, Devotional Service: krishna describes devotional practice and progression.

What it teaches

Theme summary

Loving service and surrender to Kṛṣṇa.

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Key ideas: bhakti, śaraṇāgati.

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What does BG 12.6 establish in Śrīla Prabhupāda's translation and purport, and how does it connect to bhakti & surrender?

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Offer one act today with devotion.

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