Bhagavad Gita · Chapter 12: The Path of Devotion

Bhagavad Gita 12.3

ये त्वक्षरमनिर्देश्यमव्यक्तं पर्युपासते । सर्वत्रगमचिन्त्यं च कूटस्थमचलं ध्रुवम् ॥

ye tvakṣaramanirdeśyamavyaktaṃ paryupāsate | sarvatragamacintyaṃ ca kūṭasthamacalaṃ dhruvam ||

But those who worship the imperishable, the indefinable, the unmanifest, which is everywhere, beyond thought, unchanging, unmoving, and constant,

Modern context

Now the other path is described with respect: the imperishable, indefinable, unmanifest, everywhere, beyond thought, unchanging, unmoving, constant. Every word is a negation or a quality without an image. This is the path of the contemplative who seeks what lies behind all forms. Krishna does not dismiss it. He describes it carefully, as a real and noble way.