Bhagavad Gita · Chapter 12
The Yoga of Devotion
Bhakti Yoga
What kind of person the path produces.
Bhagavad Gītā, Chapter 12 (traditional text)
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The chapter closes with a portrait rather than a doctrine: someone free of ill will, friendly, patient, unshaken by praise and blame, content and steady. Devotion is described as the more approachable route for most people.
Key ideas
What this chapter turns on
- Devotion
- Character
- Steadiness
- Equanimity
- Devotion
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Verses from this chapter
Verse 12.15
यस्मान्नोद्विजते लोको लोकान्नोद्विजते च यः। हर्षामर्षभयोद्वेगैर्मुक्तो यः स च मे प्रियः॥
“One by whom the world is not disturbed and who is not disturbed by the world, free from elation, resentment, fear and agitation — that one is dear to me.”
Bhagavad Gītā 12.15 (traditional Sanskrit text). English rendering by Frenly Divine — a working translation, not an authoritative one.
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In plain language
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Reflect
Something to sit with
- Which of these qualities is nearest to you? Which is furthest?