श्रीभगवानुवाच ।मय्यावेश्य मनो ये मां नित्ययुक्ता उपासते ।श्रद्धया परयोपेतास्ते मे युक्ततमा मताः ॥
śrībhagavān uvāca |mayy āveśya mano ye māṃ nitya-yuktā upāsate |śraddhayā parayopetās te me yukta-tamā matāḥ ||
- मयि आवेश्य · mayi āveśya
- fixing, absorbing in me
- मनः · manaḥ
- the mind
- नित्ययुक्ताः · nitya-yuktāḥ
- ever joined, constant
- उपासते · upāsate
- they worship, attend
- श्रद्धया परया · śraddhayā parayā
- with supreme faith
- उपेताः · upetāḥ
- endowed with
- युक्ततमाः · yukta-tamāḥ
- most perfectly joined
“The Blessed Lord said: Those who fix their minds on me and, ever joined to me, worship me endowed with supreme faith — I deem them the most perfectly joined.”
— Original plain-language translation
Krishna's verdict is immediate: the devotees of the personal God, absorbed in mind and rich in faith, are 'most joined.' Faith (shraddha) here is not blind belief but steady trust that holds the mind fast.
— Reader's notes (original)