Yathora

The Gita · Chapter 9

Bhagavad Gita 9.14

सततं कीर्तयन्तो मां यतन्तश्च दृढव्रताः। नमस्यन्तश्च मां भक्त्या नित्ययुक्ता उपासते॥

satataṁ kīrtayanto māṁ yatantaśh cha dṛiḍha-vratāḥ namasyantaśh cha māṁ bhaktyā nitya-yuktā upāsate

Translation

Always magnifying Me, strenuous, firm in vows, prostrating themselves before Me, they worship Me with devotion ever harmonised.

What it means

Always glorifying Me, striving, firm in vows, bowing to Me in devotion, they worship, ever harmonized. Devotion is described as a rhythm of life: praise, effort, fidelity, humility, on repeat.

Try this today

The devotional profile: praise, effort, commitment, reverence, steadiness - all continuous.

Something to reflect on

Which of my practices has all five elements - praise, effort, vow, humility, constancy?

Read it in Yathora
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Translation by Annie Besant (1905, public domain). The meanings are original to Yathora, drawn from Shankara’s commentary.