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Pancharatra: Bhagavad Gita 12th chapter.
Arjuna said:
Thus, among those who are constantly devoted and worship you, and those who worship the imperishable and unmanifested, who are considered the most knowledgeable in yoga?
The Blessed Lord spoke:
Those who fix their minds on me and constantly worship me with unwavering faith are considered by me to be the most perfect.
But those who worship the imperishable, indefinable, and unmanifest, which is all-pervading, inconceivable, unchanging, immovable, and eternal, are also on the path of devotion.
Those who have controlled their senses and are equanimous everywhere, they reach me, being engaged in the welfare of all beings.
For those whose minds are attached to the unmanifest, the path is fraught with greater pain. Indeed, the journey to the unmanifest is filled with suffering and is only attained by those who are embodied.
Those who dedicate all their actions to me, considering me as the supreme goal, and meditate on me with unwavering devotion, truly worship me.
For those whose minds are absorbed in me, O son of Pritha, I quickly become the rescuer from the ocean of death and worldly existence.
Place your mind and intellect in me alone, and you will surely reside in me thereafter, without any doubt.
If you cannot fix your mind steadily on me, then seek to reach me through the practice of yoga, O Arjuna.
If you find yourself unable to practice, then dedicate yourself to my work. By performing actions for my sake, you will achieve perfection.
If you are unable to perform this, then take refuge in my yoga. With self-control, renounce the fruits of all actions.
Indeed, knowledge is considered superior to mere practice, meditation surpasses knowledge, and the renunciation of the fruits of actions is greater than meditation. From such renunciation, peace immediately follows.
One who does not hate any being, who is friendly and compassionate, free from possessiveness and ego, balanced in pleasure and pain, and forgiving.
The one who is content, always practicing yoga, self-controlled, firm in determination, with mind and intellect dedicated to me, such a devotee is dear to me.
He who does not disturb the world and is not disturbed by the world, who is free from joy, anger, fear, and agitation, is dear to me.
He who is indifferent, pure, efficient, neutral, free from distress, and a renouncer of all undertakings, such a devotee of mine is dear to me.
The one who does not rejoice in pleasure, nor hate in pain, who neither laments nor desires, and who has renounced both good and evil actions, is truly devoted and dear to me.
One who is equal towards both enemies and friends, who remains balanced in honor and dishonor, and who is unaffected by cold, heat, happiness, and distress, is free from attachment.
A person who remains unaffected by blame or praise, is silent, content with whatever comes, without a fixed abode, steady in mind, and full of devotion, is dear to me.
Those devotees who worship this righteous nectar as stated, with faith and devotion to me, are extremely dear to me.
