ye tv akṣaram anirdeśyam avyaktaṁ paryupāsate sarvatra-gam acintyaṁ ca kūṭa-stham acalaṁ dhruvam
"But those who worship the imperishable, the indefinable, the unmanifested, the omnipresent, the unthinkable, the unchanging, the immovable, the eternal—"
What This Means:
Krishna describes those who choose the impersonal path. They meditate on Brahman—the formless reality that cannot be described, that is everywhere, beyond thought, never changing, and eternally stable.
Going Deeper:
This verse catalogs the attributes of nirguna Brahman (attributeless Absolute): anirdeśya (indefinable by words), avyakta (unmanifested to senses), sarvatra-ga (omnipresent), acintya (beyond conceptual thought), kūṭa-stha (unchanging like an anvil), acala (immovable), dhruva (fixed, eternal). These are valid objects of meditation in the jnana marga (path of knowledge).
How To Apply This:
Some spiritual seekers are naturally drawn to formless meditation—sitting in pure awareness without any object. This is a valid and honored path, though Krishna will explain why it's more difficult.
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