Bhagavad Gita 18.55 meaningLetting go — and standing up
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
“Through love, they truly know me and come home to me.”
What it means
“Through that love they come to know me as I truly am — and knowing me, they enter into me.”
The original Sanskrit
भक्त्या मामभिजानाति यावान्यश्चास्मि तत्त्वतः । ततो मां तत्त्वतो ज्ञात्वा विशते तदनन्तरम् ॥
bhaktyā māmabhijānāti yāvānyaścāsmi tattvataḥ tato māṃ tattvato jñātvā viśate tadanantaram
Translations
Literal translation
Through devotion he knows Me in reality, as to what and who I am. Then, having known Me in truth, he enters (into Me) immediately after that (Knowledge).
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
(उस परा) भक्ति के द्वारा मुझे वह तत्त्वत: जानता है कि मैं कितना (व्यापक) हूँ तथा मैं क्या हूँ। (इस प्रकार) तत्त ्वत: जानने के पश्चात् तत्काल ही वह मुझमें प्रवेश कर जाता है, अर्थात् मत्स्वरूप बन जाता है।
Swami Tejomayananda
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