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श्री भगवानुवाच मय्यावेश्य मनो ये मां नित्ययुक्ता उपासते। श्रद्धया परयोपेतास्ते मे युक्ततमा मताः।।

śrī-bhagavān uvāca mayy āveśya mano ye māṁ nitya-yuktā upāsate śraddhayā parayopetās te me yuktatamā matāḥ

śrī-bhagavān uvāca (the Supreme Personality of Godhead said) mayi (in Me) āveśya (fixing) manaḥ (the mind) ye (those who) mām (Me) nitya-yuktāḥ (always engaged) upāsate (worship) śraddhayā (with faith) parayā (transcendental) upetāḥ (endowed) te (they) me (by Me) yukta-tamāḥ (most perfect in yoga) matāḥ (are considered).

The Supreme Personality of Godhead said: Those who fix their minds on My personal form and are always engaged in worshiping Me with great and transcendental faith are considered by Me to be the most perfect.

Kṛṣṇa gives a direct and unambiguous answer: ‘I consider those who fix their minds on My personal form and worship Me with great faith to be the most perfect.’ He doesn’t say both paths are equal; He explicitly awards the title of ‘Yuktatama’ (Most Perfect) to the devotee. Why is the Bhakta superior? Because he engages his entire being—mind, senses, and emotions—in a relationship with the Divine. The impersonalist engages only the intellect. Devotion is natural for the soul, whereas meditating on nothingness is an uphill battle against human nature. Faith (‘Śraddhā’) is the fuel that makes this path swift and successful. By saying ‘Te me yuktatamā matāḥ’, Kṛṣṇa clarifies that personalism is the highest stage of realization. God is not just a force or a light; He is a Person who reciprocates with our love. To fix the mind on Him is the most direct and complete form of yoga.