Yathora

The Gita · Chapter 9

Bhagavad Gita 9.34

मन्मना भव मद्भक्तो मद्याजी मां नमस्कुरु। मामेवैष्यसि युक्त्वैवमात्मानं मत्परायणः॥

man-manā bhava mad-bhakto mad-yājī māṁ namaskuru mām evaiṣhyasi yuktvaivam ātmānaṁ mat-parāyaṇaḥ

Translation

On Me fix thy mind, be devoted to Me; sacrifice to Me; prostrate thyself before Me; harmonised thus in the Self, thou shalt come unto Me, having Me as thy supreme goal.

What it means

Fix your mind on Me, be devoted to Me, sacrifice to Me, bow down to Me; thus united, with Me as your supreme goal, you shall come to Me. Four verbs summarize the chapter: remember, love, offer, surrender. The path is simple enough to begin today.

Try this today

Chapter 9 closes with the fourfold instruction: mind, devotion, offering, reverence - the complete posture.

Something to reflect on

Which of the four - remember, love, offer, surrender - is my missing verb?

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