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Bhakti & surrenderChapter 6 · Dhyāna-yoga
6.456.47

Bhagavad-gītā As It Is · Text 6.46

The supreme yogi is devoted to Krishna

तपस्विभ्योऽधिको योगी ज्ञानिभ्योऽपि मतोऽधिक: ।

कर्मिभ्यश्चाधिको योगी तस्माद्योगी भवार्जुन ॥ ४६ ॥

tapasvibhyo ’dhiko yogī

jñānibhyo ’pi mato ’dhikaḥ

karmibhyaś cādhiko yogī

tasmād yogī bhavārjuna

Translation

A yogī is greater than the ascetic, greater than the empiricist and greater than the fruitive worker. Therefore, O Arjuna, in all circumstances, be a yogī.

Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.io
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Be a Yogī

  1. 1A yogī is greater than those who practice austerity, pursue knowledge, or work for rewards. Arjuna is told to be a yogī in all circumstances.
  2. 2Yoga links our consciousness with the Supreme Lord. Bhakti-yoga, or Kṛṣṇa consciousness, is the highest perfection of all yoga.
  3. 3In all circumstances, develop your devotional relationship with the Supreme Lord through bhakti-yoga.

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Chapter 6, Dhyāna-yoga: the supreme yogi is devoted to krishna.

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 6.46 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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Related verses

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BG 6.47The highest yogi is devotedBG 3.30Offer every action to KrishnaBG 8.7Remember Krishna and fight

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