अर्जुन उवाच | एवं सततयुक्ता ये भक्तास्त्वां पर्युपासते | ये चाप्यक्षरमव्यक्तं तेषां के योगवित्तमाः
arjuna uvāca . evaṃ satatayuktā ye bhaktāstvāṃ paryupāsate . ye cāpyakṣaramavyaktaṃ teṣāṃ ke yogavittamāḥ
阿周那說：「如此恆常專注，虔誠奉獻於您者，以及那些冥想於不朽、無顯現者，他們之中，誰是更精通瑜伽者？」
Arjuna said Those devotees who, being thus ever dedicated, meditate on You, and those again (who meditate) on the Immutable, the Unmanifested-of them, who are the best experiencers of yoga [(Here) yoga means samadhi, spiritual absorption.] ?
第十二章旨在證明奉愛瑜伽（Bhakti Yoga）或虔誠奉獻的瑜伽比智瑜伽（Jnana Yoga）或知識的瑜伽更容易。在奉愛瑜伽中，奉獻者與主建立起親密的關係。他根據自己的性情、喜好和能力，緩慢培養五種「巴瓦」（Bhavas，態度）之一。這五種態度是：寂靜巴瓦（Santa Bhava，平和崇拜的態度）、僕役巴瓦（Dasya Bhava，僕人對主人的態度）、友誼巴瓦（Sakhya Bhava，朋友的態度）、慈愛巴瓦（Vatsalya Bhava，父母對孩子的態度）和甜蜜巴瓦（Madhurya Bhava，愛人對摯愛的態度）。奉獻者對主採取這些態度。最後一種（甜蜜巴瓦）是奉獻的頂峰，它是與主融合或吸收。奉獻者崇拜主。他不斷地憶念祂（Smarana）。他歌頌祂的名號（Kirtana）。他講述祂的榮耀。他重複祂的名號。他持誦祂的曼陀羅（Japa）。他祈禱並頂禮。他聆聽祂的「里拉」（Lilas，神聖遊戲）。他完全、無私、無條件地自我臣服，獲得祂的恩典，與祂交通，並最終融入祂。奉獻者從崇拜神的偶像或象徵開始。然後他進行內在的形相崇拜。最終他被引導至對遍在的梵（Para Puja）的至高崇拜。
The twelfth discourse goes to prove that Bhakti Yoga or the Yoga of devotion is much easier than Jnana Yoga or the Yoga of knowledge. In Bhakti Yoga the devotee establishes a near and dear relationship with the Lord. He cultivates slowly and one of the five Bhavas (attitudes) according to his temperament? taste and capacity. The five attitudes are the Santa Bhava (the attitutde of peaceful adoration) Dasya Bhava (the attitude of servant towards the master) Sakhya Bhava (the attitude of a friend) Vatsalya Bhava (the attitude of a parent to the child) and Madhurya Bhava (the attitutde of the lover towards the beloved). The devotee adopts these attitudes towards the Lord. The last (Madhurya Bhava) is the culmination of devotion. It is merging or absorption in the Lord.The devotee adores the Lord. He constantly remembers Him (Smarana). He sings His Name (Kirtana). He speaks of His glories. He repeats His Name. He chants His Mantra (Japa). He prays and prostrates himself. He hears His Lilas (divine plays). He does total? ungrudging and unconditional selfsurrender? obtains His grace? hols communion wih? and eventually gets absorbed in Him.The devotee begins by worshipping the idols or the symbols of God. Then he performs internal worship of the Form. Ultimately he is led to the supreme worship of the allpervading Brahman (Para Puja).Thus As declared in the last verse of the previous chapter.Avyaktam The unmanifested? i.e.? incomprehensible to the senses? transcending all limiting adjuncts. The unmanifested Brahman is beyond all limitations. That which is visible to the senses is called Vyakta or manifest.The hearts of the devotees are wholly fixed on Thee. They worship Thee with all their heart and soul.There are others who worship the unmanifested Brahman which is beyond time? space and causation? which is attributeless? which is eternal and indefinable? which is beyond the reach of speech and mind. These are the wise sages.Of these two? the devotees and the men of knowledge -- who are the better knowers of Yoga (Cf.XI.55)