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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 18 Verse 65 (18.65)

Bhagavad Gita Chapter 18 Verse 65 (18.65)

मन्मना भव मद्भक्तो मद्याजी मां नमस्कुरु । मामेवैष्यसि सत्यं ते प्रतिजाने प्रियोऽसि मे | | १८-६५ | |

manmanā bhava madbhakto madyājī māṁ namaskuru māmevaiṣhyasi satyaṁ te pratijāne priyo’si me

Word-by-word guide:
Line 1:
  • मत्-मनाः (man-manā) — मेरा मनन करने वाला(fix your mind on Me)
  • bava joined in bhava
  • मद्-भक्तः (mad-bhaktaḥ) — मेरा भक्त(be My devotee)
  • मद्-याजी (mad-yājī) — यज्ञ(worship Me)
  • माम् (mām) — मुझे(to Me)
  • नमस्कुरु (namaskuru) — नमस्कार करो(bow down)
Line 2:
  • माम् (mām) — मुझे(to Me)
  • एव (eva) — ही(indeed)
  • i joined in māmevaiṣhyasi
  • असि (asi) — तुम हो(you are)
  • असि (asi) — तुम हो(you are)
  • सत्यम् (satyam) — सत्य(truly)
  • ते (te) — तुम्हें(to you)
  • रइजए (pratijāne) — रइजए(I promise)
  • प्रियः (priyaḥ) — विशेष प्रिय(beloved)
  • असि (asi) — तुम हो(you are)
  • मे (me) — मेरा(to Me)

English: Dedicate yourself to Me, worship Me, worship all for Me, prostrate yourself before Me, and to Me you will surely come. Truly do I pledge you; you are My own beloved.

💡 Commentary Note

Think of God, love Him, serve Him, and surrender to Him. Krishna promises that doing so will bring the seeker directly to Him.

Learnings from Shloka 65:
  • Fourfold Path:: Fix the mind, love, serve, and surrender to connect completely with the Divine.
  • Divine Promise:: Sincere devotion never fails; it is a guaranteed path to spiritual union.

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