Arjuna wants to clarify which is more perfect:
Those who always properly engage in devotional service, or
Worshipers of the impersonal Brahman, the unmanifested
aTwo classes of transcendentalists — Impersonalists and Personalists
Personalist – engages himself with all energy in service of Supreme Lord
Impersonalist – engages in meditation on impersonal Brahman, the unmanifested
bOnly way to have association of the Supreme Personality of Godhead — Devotional Service
cConclusion of every chapter of Bhagavad-gita — one should ‘attach to personal form’ e.g.
Chapter 2 – Living entity is spiritual spark. Absolute Truth is spiritual whole
Chapter 6 – 6.47 says bhakti-yoga is the best of all yogis
Chapter 7 – Living entity is part and parcel of the whole. Recommends one to transfer his full attention to the whole
Chapter 8 – Anyone who thinks of Krishna at the time of death at once goes to the spiritual sky, to the abode of Krishna
dWhat Arjuna thinks of other processes:
Worship of the Impersonal feature – Waste of time because one cannot perfectly conceive of the impersonal feature of the Absolute Truth
Experience in Chapter 11 – The personal form of Krishna is best because
All other forms could be understood
No disturbance to love for Krishna