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Devotional Service
597
personal form of Kṛṣṇa. He is not attached to the impersonal Brahman. He wants to know whether his position is secure. The impersonal manifestation, either in this material world or in the spiritual world of the Supreme Lord, is a problem for meditation. Actually, one cannot perfectly conceive of the impersonal feature of the Absolute Truth. Therefore Arjuna wants to say, “What is the use of such a waste of time?” Arjuna experienced in the Eleventh Chapter that to be attached to the personal form of Kṛṣṇa is best because he could thus understand all other forms at the same time and there was no disturbance to his love for Kṛṣṇa. This important question asked of Kṛṣṇa by Arjuna will clarify the distinction between the impersonal and personal conceptions of the Absolute Truth.
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श्रीभगवानुवाच  ।। ३
मध्यावेश्य मनो  ये  मां नित्ययुक्ता उपासते  ।
श्रद्धया परयोपेतास्ते मे युक्ततमा मताः ॥ २ ॥
ຮ່າງ ບໍ່ຈຳເປັນ ແລະ ຮ່າງ ບໍ່ຈຳເປັນ
mayy āveśya mano ye māṁ
nitya-yuktā upāsate
śraddhayā parayopetās
te me yuktatamā matāḥ
śrī bhagavān uvāca —the Supreme Personality of Godhead said;  mayi —unto Me;  āveśya —fixing;  manaḥ —mind;  ye —one who;  mām —unto Me;  nitya —always;  yuktāḥ —engaged;  upāsate —worships;  śraddhayā —with faith;  parayā —transcendental;  upetāḥ —engages;  te —they;  me —Mine;  yuktatamāḥ —most perfect;  matāḥ —I consider.
TRANSLATION
The Blessed Lord said: He whose mind is fixed on My personal form, always engaged in worshiping Me with great and transcendental faith, is considered by Me to be most perfect.
PURPORT
In answer to Arjuna’s question, Kṛṣṇa clearly says that he who concentrates upon His personal form and who worships Him with faith and devo-