The form or the formless?

evaṃ satatayuktā ye bhaktāstvāṃ paryupāsateye cāpyakṣaramavyaktaṃ teṣāṃ ke yogavittamāḥ

Some devotees, always steady, worship You this way. Others worship the undying, unseen. Which of them best knows yoga?

What it means

After seeing the universal form, Arjuna asks a deep question. Some people love Krishna as a personal form, a face they can adore. Others meditate on the akshara, the imperishable, formless absolute. Which way, he asks, is better? Who truly knows yoga?

The story

Arjuna has just seen both. The cosmic infinite and his friend's gentle face. Now he wants to know which to give his heart to. It's a question seekers have asked for thousands of years.

In your life

Think of two friends, one who prays to a personal God, one who meditates on silence. Both sincere. If you've wondered which way suits you, ask honestly. This chapter answers gently.