श्रीभगवानुवाच योगास्त्रयो मया प्रोक्ता नृणां श्रेयोविधित्सया । ज्ञानं कर्म च भक्तिश्च नोपायोऽन्योऽस्ति कुत्रचित् ॥ ६ ॥
śrī-bhagavān uvāca yogās trayo mayā proktā nṝṇāṁ śreyo-vidhitsayā jñānaṁ karma ca bhaktiś ca nopāyo ’nyo ’sti kutracit
- śrī-bhagavān uvāca
- the Supreme Personality of Godhead said
- yogāḥ
- processes
- trayaḥ
- three
- mayā
- by Me
- proktāḥ
- described
- nṝṇām
- of human beings
- śreyaḥ
- perfection
- vidhitsayā
- desiring to bestow
- jñānam
- the path of philosophy
- karma
- the path of work
- ca
- also
- bhaktiḥ
- the path of devotion
- ca
- also
- na
- no
- upāyaḥ
- means
- anyaḥ
- other
- asti
- exists
- kutracit
- whatsoever
The Supreme Personality of Godhead said: My dear Uddhava, because I desire that human beings may achieve perfection, I have presented three paths of advancement — the path of knowledge, the path of work and the path of devotion. Besides these three there is absolutely no other means of elevation.