योगिनामपि सर्वेषां मद्गतेनान्तरात्मना | श्रद्धावान्भजते यो मां स मे युक्ततमो मतः || ४७ ||
yoginām api sarveṣāṃ mad-gatenāntarātmanā śraddhāvān bhajate yo māṃ sa me yuktatamo mataḥ
yoginām—of all yogis; api—also; sarveṣām—of all types; mat-gatena—abiding in Me, always thinking of Me; antara-ātmanā—within himself; śraddhāvān—in full faith; bhajate—worships; yaḥ—one who; mām—Me (Krishna); saḥ—he; me—My; yukta-tamaḥ—the greatest yogī; mataḥ—is considered.
“And of all yogis, the one who, with great faith, worships Me with his inner self absorbed in Me — he is considered by Me to be the most united (the best yogi).”
This final verse of Chapter 6 is the culmination of the entire chapter and a pivotal bridge to the chapters on devotion that follow. Among all paths — hatha yoga, jnana yoga, karma yoga, kundalini yoga — the one who worships Krishna (the Supreme Self, Brahman) with the inner being fully absorbed in that Reality, with śraddhā (complete faith and trust), is declared the best yogi. Devotion (bhakti) is not a separate path from jnana and karma — it is the crowning synthesis that makes all paths complete. This is the supreme teaching of Chapter 6.
Whatever form your spiritual practice takes — whether meditation, service, study, or prayer — bring love and faith into it. The quality of inner devotion that transforms technique into communion is what makes any practice supreme. A prayer offered with a loving, surrendered heart surpasses the most technically perfect practice done with a cold or calculating mind. Develop this loving quality of attention in everything you do.