Chapter 18 · Moksha Sannyasa Yoga - The Yoga of Liberation through RenunciationKrishna
Verse 65
श्रीमद्भगवद्गीता अध्याय 18, श्लोक 65
Sanskrit Shloka (श्लोक)
मन्मना भव मद्भक्तो मद्याजी मां नमस्कुरु।
मामेवैष्यसि सत्यं ते प्रतिजाने प्रियोऽसि मे॥
Transliteration
Man-mana bhava mad-bhakto mad-yaji mam namaskuru
Mam-evaishyasi satyam te pratijane priyo'si me
Word-by-Word Meaning (अन्वय)
मन्मनाःman-manahwith mind on Me
भवbhavabecome
मद्भक्तःmad-bhaktahMy devotee
मद्याजीmad-yajiMy worshipper
माम्mamto Me
नमस्कुरुnamaskuruoffer obeisance
माम् एवmam evato Me alone
एष्यसिeshyasiyou shall come
सत्यम्satyamtruly
प्रतिजानेpratijaneI promise
प्रियः असि मेpriyah asi meyou are dear to Me
Hindi Translation (हिन्दी अर्थ)
मुझमें मन लगा, मेरा भक्त हो, मेरा यजन कर, मुझे नमस्कार कर — तू मुझे ही प्राप्त होगा। मैं सत्य प्रतिज्ञा करता हूँ — तू मुझे प्रिय है।
English Translation
Fix your mind on Me, be My devotee, worship Me, and bow to Me. You shall come to Me alone — I truly promise you this, for you are dear to Me.
Commentary (टीका)
This verse is the penultimate revelation, containing God's personal promise. Four instructions — think of God, be devoted, worship, and bow — cover mind, heart, ritual, and body. Krishna's solemn oath guarantees the devotee's arrival at the Supreme. This is the most personal and tender promise in all of scripture.