Bhagavad Gita 9.34 meaningThe open secret
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
“Think of me, love me, bow to me — and you will come to me.”
What it means
“Fill your mind with me, love me, serve me, bow to me. Making me your goal and staying centred in me, you will come to me.”
The original Sanskrit · known as “Man Mana Bhava Mad Bhakto”
मन्मना भव मद्भक्तो मद्याजी मां नमस्कुरु । मामेवैष्यसि युक्त्वैवमात्मानं मत्परायणः ॥
manmanā bhava madbhakto madyājī māṃ namaskuru māmevaiṣyasi yuktvaivamātmānaṃ matparāyaṇaḥ
Translations
Literal translation
Having your mind fixed on Me, be devoted to Me, sacrifice to Me, and bow down to Me. By concentrating your mind and accepting Me as the supreme Goal, you shall surely attain Me who am thus the Self.
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
(तुम) मुझमें स्थिर मन वाले बनो; मेरे भक्त और मेरे पूजन करने वाले बनो; मुझे नमस्कार करो; इस प्रकार मत्परायण (अर्थात् मैं ही जिसका परम लक्ष्य हूँ ऐसे) होकर आत्मा को मुझसे युक्त करके तुम मुझे ही प्राप्त होओगे।
Swami Tejomayananda
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