Devotion completes yoga.
Krishna speaks to Arjuna
योगिनामपि सर्वेषां मद्गतेनान्तरात्मना |श्रद्धावान्भजते यो मां स मे युक्ततमो मतः ||६-४७||
yogināmapi sarveṣāṃ madgatenāntarātmanā . śraddhāvānbhajate yo māṃ sa me yuktatamo mataḥ ||6-47||
Use this verse as Chapter 6 completion reflection.
Meaning
Of all yogis, the one who worships Me with faith, whose inner self is absorbed in Me, is considered the most united.
Translation: Gita Guidance (original English rendering).
In plain words
The highest yogi is devoted to Krishna with faith.
Word-by-word meaning
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Explanation
Chapter 6 ends by placing devotion at the heart of yoga. Meditation reaches its fullness when the inner self rests in Krishna.
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The chapter that began with disciplined meditation reaches its crowning revelation in this final verse, where Krishna names the very highest among all yogis. Having ranked the yogi above the ascetic, the scholar, and the doer, he now points beyond technique to the supreme yogi of all: the one who, shraddhavan — full of faith — worships the Divine with his antaratma, his innermost self, completely merged in God (madgatena).
This is the seamless pivot from the path of meditation toward the path of devotion (bhakti) that the Gita will develop in the chapters ahead. The highest practitioner is not merely one of supreme concentration or vast knowledge, but one whose heart is given in loving faith to the Lord.
Krishna calls such a one yuktatama — 'the most united,' most perfectly joined to the Divine. The whole arduous discipline of yoga, Krishna reveals, finds its consummation in love. Beyond all effort and method, it is the heart turned in faith toward God that completes the journey.
In daily life
Let meditation become loving remembrance of Krishna.
A person may end every meditation with a simple Krishna remembrance.
Try this today
End meditation with one line of devotion to Krishna.
My heart rests in Krishna with faith.Reflect
Is my practice connected to devotion?
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What does ‘योगिनाम् अपि सर्वेषाम्’ mean in this verse?
The Gita on love, in other chapters
- Verse 12.20Living this teaching with faith, holding God as your supreme goal, makes you exceedingly dear to Him.
- Verse 11.44 · ArjunaThe Supreme Lord can be loved as father, friend, and beloved — infinite greatness and tender intimacy are one.
- Verse 18.65Turn your whole heart to the Divine in remembrance, love, and reverence, and you will surely reach it.
- Verse 7.1Knowledge of the Divine ripens not from argument but from a mind anchored in Him, steady practice, and wholehearted refuge.
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Questions about Bhagavad Gita 6.47
Who says Bhagavad Gita 6.47, and to whom?
Krishna speaks to Arjuna in verse 6.47, in Chapter 6, Dhyana Yoga (Dhyana Yoga).
What does Bhagavad Gita 6.47 mean?
Of all yogis, the one who worships Me with faith, whose inner self is absorbed in Me, is considered the most united. (Translation: Gita Guidance (original English rendering).)
What is the lesson of Bhagavad Gita 6.47 for daily life?
Let meditation become loving remembrance of Krishna. A person may end every meditation with a simple Krishna remembrance.
What do the Sanskrit words in Bhagavad Gita 6.47 mean?
योगिनाम् अपि सर्वेषाम् — even among all the yogis; मद्गतेन अन्तरात्मना — with the inner self merged in Me; श्रद्धावान् — full of faith; भजते यः माम् — he who worships Me; सः मे युक्ततमः मतः — he is considered by Me the most devoutly united.
Where does verse 6.47 come in the Bhagavad Gita?
It is verse 47 of 47 in Chapter 6, Dhyana Yoga. It closes the chapter; Chapter 7 begins with verse 7.1.