Chapter 12 · The yoga of devotion
Bhagavad Gita 12.14
— that devotee is dear to Me.
Shri Bhagavan
सन्तुष्टः सततं योगी यतात्मा दृढनिश्चयः ।
मय्यर्पितमनोबुद्धिर्यो मद्भक्तः स मे प्रियः ॥
santuṣṭaḥ satataṁ yogī yatātmā dṛḍhaniścayaḥ / mayyarpitamanobuddhiryo madbhaktaḥ sa me priyaḥ
He is content, always joined in yoga, in command of himself and firm in his resolve, and he has given his mind and understanding over to me. Such a devotee is dear to me.
हिंदी · वह संतुष्ट रहता है, सदा योग में स्थिर है, स्वयं पर संयम रखता है और दृढ़ निश्चय वाला है; अपना मन और बुद्धि उसने मुझे सौंप दी है। ऐसा भक्त मुझे प्रिय है।
What it means
— that devotee is dear to Me.
— ever content, self-controlled, firm in resolve, with mind and understanding given to Me: that devotee is dear to Me.
This is the Trust’s own reading, written for this site. The verse above it is the text.
Where this verse stands
Qualities of the dear devotee
Chapter 1212.13–20
Non-hatred, friendliness, compassion, equanimity, restraint and freedom from agitation embody devotion.
This verse develops the opening claim.
Verses that share its vocabulary
Near it in the text’s own words.
- 10.10To those who stay constantly joined to me and worship me with love, I give that yoga of understanding by which they come to me.
- 8.10At the hour of departure, with an unmoving mind, with devotion and the strength of yoga, he settles the life-breath firmly between the brows and reaches that supreme divine Purusha.
- 18.57With your mind surrender every action to Me, holding Me as the highest; taking refuge in the yoga of understanding, keep your thought fixed on Me at all times.
- 2.44For those attached to pleasure and power, whose minds are carried away by such talk, the understanding does not settle in stillness.
- 9.13But the great of soul, Partha, take shelter in the divine nature. They worship me with an undivided mind, knowing me as the imperishable source of all beings.
- 6.47And of all yogis, the one who holds his inner self in me and worships me with faith is, in my view, the most closely joined of all.
Chosen by shared uncommon vocabulary, weighted so that a rare word counts for far more than a common one. A reading aid, not a claim that these verses mean the same thing.
Common questions
What does Bhagavad Gita 12.14 mean?
— that devotee is dear to Me. — ever content, self-controlled, firm in resolve, with mind and understanding given to Me: that devotee is dear to Me.
Who speaks Bhagavad Gita 12.14?
Shri Bhagavan. The speaker is taken from the text’s own उवाच line as transcribed, not inferred from the verse number.