Chapter 9 · Raja Vidya Raja Guhya Yoga - The Yoga of Royal Knowledge and Royal SecretKrishna
Verse 34
श्रीमद्भगवद्गीता अध्याय 9, श्लोक 34
Sanskrit Shloka (श्लोक)
मन्मना भव मद्भक्तो मद्याजी मां नमस्कुरु।
मामेवैष्यसि युक्त्वैवमात्मानं मत्परायणः॥३४॥
Transliteration
Man-Mana Bhava Mad-Bhakto Mad-Yaji Mam Namaskuru.
Mam-Evaishyasi Yuktva-Evam-Atmanam Mat-Parayanah.||34||
Word-by-Word Meaning (अन्वय)
मन्मनाःman-manahfix your mind on Me
भवbhavabecome
मद्भक्तःmad-bhaktahMy devotee
मद्याजीmad-yajiMy worshipper
माम्mamto Me
नमस्कुरुnamaskuruoffer obeisance
माम्mamto Me
एवevacertainly
एष्यसिeshyasiyou shall come
युक्त्वाyuktvahaving united
एवम्evamthus
आत्मानम्atmanamthe self/mind
मत्परायणःmat-parayanahwith Me as the supreme goal
Hindi Translation (हिन्दी अर्थ)
मुझमें मन लगा, मेरा भक्त हो, मेरा पूजन कर, मुझे नमस्कार कर। इस प्रकार मुझे ही अपना परम लक्ष्य बनाकर, आत्मा को मुझमें युक्त करके — तू मुझे ही प्राप्त होगा।
English Translation
Fix your mind on Me, be My devotee, worship Me, and bow to Me. Thus, uniting your self with Me, with Me as your supreme goal, you shall certainly come to Me.
Commentary (टीका)
The concluding verse of Chapter 9 is a perfect summation of devotional practice. Krishna gives four simple instructions: (1) Think of Me (man-mana), (2) Be devoted to Me (mad-bhakta), (3) Worship Me (mad-yaji), and (4) Bow to Me (mam namaskuru). These cover mind, heart, ritual, and body respectively — a complete surrender of the entire being. The promise is absolute: the devotee who follows this path with Me as their supreme goal will undoubtedly attain Me. This same verse is repeated in Chapter 18 as the final teaching of the entire Gita.