The one who loves Me most

yogināmapi sarveṣāṃ madgatenāntarātmanāśraddhāvānbhajate yo māṃ sa me yuktatamo mataḥ

Of all yogis, the one who loves Me with trust, inner self absorbed in Me, I hold to be the most united with Me.

What it means

Krishna ends the chapter with a surprise. After all the meditation teachings, he says the greatest yogi is the one who loves him, with shraddha, faith, their inner self absorbed in him. This is bhakti, loving devotion. Discipline matters. But love completes it.

The story

This verse is a bridge. The next six chapters will open the world of bhakti. Krishna has taught Arjuna to steady his mind. Now he invites him to give that steady mind to love.

In your life

Maybe you know someone who practises music not for perfection but for love of the music, and plays more beautifully because of it. Let love be the heart of your practice, whatever it is.