Bhagavad Gita 9.14 meaningThe open secret
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
“They sing, try hard and bow with love — always.”
What it means
“Always singing my praises, striving with firm resolve and bowing with love, they worship me with constant devotion.”
The original Sanskrit
सततं कीर्तयन्तो मां यतन्तश्च दृढव्रताः । नमस्यन्तश्च मां भक्त्या नित्ययुक्ता उपासते ॥
satataṃ kīrtayanto māṃ yatantaśca dṛḍhavratāḥ namasyantaśca māṃ bhaktyā nityayuktā upāsate
Translations
Literal translation
Always glorifying Me and striving, the men of firm vows worship Me by paying obeisance to Me and being ever endowed with devotion.
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
सतत मेरा कीर्तन करते हुए, प्रयत्नशील, दढ़व्रती पुरुष मुझे नमस्कार करते हुए, नित्ययुक्त होकर भक्तिपूर्वक मेरी उपासना करते हैं।
Swami Tejomayananda
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