योगिनामपि सर्वेषां मद्गतेनान्तरात्मना ।श्रद्धावान्भजते यो मां स मे युक्ततमो मतः ॥
yoginām api sarveṣāṃ madgatenāntarātmanā |śraddhāvān bhajate yo māṃ sa me yuktatamo mataḥ ||
- योगिनाम् · yoginām
- of yogis
- सर्वेषाम् · sarveṣām
- of all
- मद्गतेन · madgatena
- gone to me, merged in me
- अन्तरात्मना · antarātmanā
- with inner self
- श्रद्धावान् · śraddhāvān
- full of faith
- भजते · bhajate
- loves, worships
- युक्ततमः · yuktatamaḥ
- most disciplined
- मतः · mataḥ
- is deemed
“Of all yogis, one who loves me with faith, with inner self merged in me — he is deemed by me the most disciplined.”
— Original plain-language translation
The chapter crowns devotion as yoga's peak: faith-filled love outranks technique alone. Inner merging, not outer feat, decides rank. This verse bridges to the bhakti chapters beginning with Chapter 7.
— Reader's notes (original)