12.3 Eight words for the formless Krishna speaks

ये त्वक्षरमनिर्देश्यमव्यक्तं पर्युपासते
सर्वत्रगमचिन्त्यं च कूटस्थमचलं ध्रुवम्

ye tv akṣharam anirdeśhyam avyaktaṁ paryupāsate
sarvatra-gam achintyañcha kūṭa-stham achalandhruvam
sanniyamyendriya-grāmaṁ sarvatra sama-buddhayaḥ
te prāpnuvanti mām eva sarva-bhūta-hite ratāḥ

But those who worship the imperishable, the undefinable, the unmanifest, the all-pervading, the unthinkable, the unmoving, the fixed, the everlasting —

Explanation

Eight words for the formless, and no dismissal in any of them.

imperishable
undefinable
unmanifest
all-pervading
unthinkable
unmoving
fixed
everlasting

Krishna has just said the personal way is better, and then spends a full verse describing the other with evident care. Whatever the ranking means, it is not contempt.

Word by word

ye: who
tu: but
akṣharam: the imperishable
anirdeśhyam: the indefinable
avyaktam: the unmanifest
paryupāsate: worship
sarvatra-gam: the all-pervading
achintyam: the unthinkable
cha: and
kūṭa-stham: the unchanging
achalam: the immovable
dhruvam: the eternal
sanniyamya: restraining
indriya-grāmam: the senses
sarvatra: everywhere
sama-buddhayaḥ: even-minded
te: they
prāpnuvanti: attain
mām: me
eva: also
sarva-bhūta-hite: in the welfare of all beings
ratāḥ: engaged