Bhakti ArohanBhakti Arohan

Bhagavad Gita — Chapter 10, Verse 17

कथं विद्यामहं योगिंस्त्वां सदा परिचिन्तयन् । केषु केषु च भावेषु चिन्त्योऽसि भगवन्मया ॥ १७ ॥

kathaṁ vidyām ahaṁ yogins tvāṁ sadā parichintayan keṣhu keṣhu cha bhāveṣhu chintyo ’si bhagavan mayā

Translation

How shall I know you, O Yogi, by constantly meditating on you? In what various forms are you to be thought of by me, O Lord?

Hindi Meaning (हिंदी अर्थ)

हे योगेश्वर! मैं किस प्रकार निरंतर चिंतन करता हुआ आपको जानूँ? और हे भगवन्! आप किन-किन भावों में मेरे द्वारा चिंतन करने योग्य हैं?

Commentary

A practical question from a practical man: meditating on the infinite is hard, so what concrete forms can I hold in mind? Krishna's answer will give him dozens of "doorways" to remember God.