Bhagavad Gita Chapter 12 Verse 3 (12.3)
Bhagavad Gita Chapter 12 Verse 3 (12.3)
ये त्वक्षरमनिर्देश्यमव्यक्तं पर्युपासते । सर्वत्रगमचिन्त्यञ्च कूटस्थमचलन्ध्रुवम् | | १२-३ | |
ye tvakṣharamanirdeśhyamavyaktaṁ paryupāsate sarvatragamachintyañcha kūṭasthamachalandhruvam
Word-by-word guide:
Line 1:
- ये
(ye)— जो(but those who) - तु
(tu)— लेकिन(but those who) - अक्षरम्
(aksharam)— अविनाशी(the imperishable) - अनिर्देश्यम्
(anirdeshyam)— थे इन्देफिनब्ले(the indefinable) - अव्यक्तम्
(avyaktam)— अव्यक्त(the unmanifest) - पर्युपासते
(paryupasate)— भली भांति उपासना करते हैं(worship)
Line 2:
- सर्वत्र-गम्
(sarvatra-gam)— अल्ल्-पेर्वदिन्ग्(all-pervading) - अचिन्त्यम्
(achintyam)— और थे उन्थिन्कब्ले(and the unthinkable) - च
(cha)— और(and the unthinkable) - कुतस्थम्
(kutastham)— उन्चन्गिन्ग्(unchanging) - अचलम्
(achalam)— इम्मोवब्ले और एतेर्नल्(immovable and eternal) - ध्रुवम्
(dhruvam)— इम्मोवब्ले और एतेर्नल्(immovable and eternal)
English: Those who worship the formless truth with steady self-control and care for all beings also reach Me.
Learnings from Shloka 3:
- Formless Path:: The ultimate reality can be approached as an abstract, all-pervading consciousness.
- Equal Destination:: Regardless of whether one chooses form or formless, both paths lead to the same supreme destination.
Gita/Sanskrit Language Quiz
Practice this shloka vocabularyMatch Sanskrit words from shloka 12.3 with their Hindi and English meanings.
Practice vocabulary
Those who worship the imperishable, indefinable, unmanifest, all-pervading, unthinkable, and unchanging reality also reach the Supreme. This confirms that the path of formless Gyan is equally valid.