Bhagavad Gita Chapter 6 Verse 46

Gita 6.46

तपस्विभ्यः, अधिकः, योगी, ज्ञानिभ्यः, अपि, मतः, अधिकः,
कर्मिभ्यः, च, अधिकः, योगी, तस्मात्, योगी, भव, अर्जुन।।46।।

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Gita 6.46

TapasvibhyaH, adhikH, yogi, gyaanibhyaH, api, matH, adhikH,
KarmibhyaH, ch, adhikH, yogi, tasmaat’, yogi, bhav, Arjun ||46||

Translation: God is saying that (yogi) after gaining knowledge from a Tatvdarshi Saint, a devotee who does sadhna of naam; given by me (matH) conjectural opinion on sadhna i.e. according to the knowledge of the way of worship, the Hathyog which is mentioned in Verse 10 to 15, in that those who do sadhna by forceful act of bhakti (tapasvibhyaH) to ascetics (gyaanibhyaH) the learneds mentioned in Gita Chapter 7 Verse 16-17 (ch) and (karmibhyaH) to those who perform action i.e. who do sadhna opposite to the scriptures (api) also (adhikH) is superior. (tasmaat’) therefore (Arjun) O Arjun, after finding the Tatvdarshi saint mentioned in Gita Chapter 4 Verse 34 and taking spiritual instruction from him (yogi) a scripture-based devotee (bhav) become. (46)

Gita 6.46: God is saying that after gaining knowledge from a Tatvdarshi Saint, a devotee who does sadhna of naam is superior to those ascetics who do sadhna by forceful act of bhakti i.e. by Hathyog mentioned in Verse 10 to 15 according to the knowledge of the way of worship i.e. conjectural opinion on sadhna given by me, and to the learneds mentioned in Gita Chapter 7 Verse 16-17 and to those who perform action i.e. who do sadhna opposite to the scriptures. Therefore O Arjun, after finding the Tatvdarshi saint stated in Gita Chapter 4 Verse 34, and taking spiritual instruction from him, become a scripture-based devotee.

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