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“Full trust and steady remembrance make devotion complete.”
Those who focus their mind on me, worship me with unwavering devotion, and are filled with supreme trust are, in my view, the highest yogis.
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Krishna says that the people who keep their mind on him, worship him steadily, and approach him with the highest trust are the best yogis.
Krishna speaks this verse, on the battlefield of Kurukshetra, in the chapter titled "Bhakti Yoga" (The Yoga of Devotion).
Verse 2 sits in Chapter 12 of the Bhagavad Gita — Bhakti Yoga, "The Yoga of Devotion". The chapter has 20 verses in total.
You are standing outside a hospital room, phone in hand, about to hear news that could change everything. In that moment, scattered attention falls away; what remains is the one thing you truly place your heart upon.
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It shifts devotion from ritual performance to sustained inner focus and trust.
What this verse means
Krishna says that the people who keep their mind on him, worship him steadily, and approach him with the highest trust are the best yogis.
Context & commentary
On the battlefield of Kurukshetra, Arjuna has asked which seekers are best: those devoted to Krishna's personal form or those who meditate on the formless absolute. Krishna answers by naming the devotee who keeps the mind on him, worships steadily, and trusts completely as the highest.
Why this verse still matters
You are standing outside a hospital room, phone in hand, about to hear news that could change everything. In that moment, scattered attention falls away; what remains is the one thing you truly place your heart upon.
“Devotion is not second-rate. Full-hearted remembrance itself becomes the highest form of yoga.”
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