Bhagavad Gita · Chapter 12, verse 3 · Krishna

Bhagavad Gita 12.3 · Ye Paryupasate

ये त्वक्षरमनिर्देश्यमव्यक्तं पर्युपासते ।
सर्वत्रगमचिन्त्यं च कूटस्थमचलं ध्रुवम् ॥

ye tvakṣaramanirdeśyamavyaktaṃ paryupāsate |
sarvatragamacintyaṃ ca kūṭasthamacalaṃ dhruvam ||

Translation

But those who worship the imperishable — the indefinable, the unmanifest, the all-pervading, the unthinkable, the unchanging, the immovable, the eternal —

Context

Spoken by Krishna in chapter 12, Bhakti Yoga — “The Yoga of Devotion”, which has 20 verses.

Frequently asked questions

What does Bhagavad Gita 12.3 mean?

But those who worship the imperishable — the indefinable, the unmanifest, the all-pervading, the unthinkable, the unchanging, the immovable, the eternal —

Who speaks Bhagavad Gita 12.3?

Krishna, speaking to Arjuna, in chapter 12, Bhakti Yoga (The Yoga of Devotion).

Sanskrit text: traditional, public domain. Translation and explanation are our own.