Bhagavad-gītā 9.13
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महात्मानस्तु मां पार्थ दैवीं प्रकृतिमाश्रिताः। भजन्त्यनन्यमनसो ज्ञात्वा भूतादिमव्ययम्।।9.13।।
mahātmānas tu māṁ pārtha daivīṁ prakṛitim āśhritāḥ bhajantyananya-manaso jñātvā bhūtādim avyayam
But the great-souled ones, O son of Prithâ, possessed of the Divine Prakriti, knowing Me to be the origin of beings, and immutable, worship Me with a single mind.
English rendering by Swami Swarupananda. Public domain first edition, 1909.
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| Sanskrit form | Meaning here |
|---|---|
| mahā-ātmānaḥ | the great souls |
| tu | but |
| mām | me |
| pārtha | Arjun, the son of Pritha |
| daivīm prakṛitim | divine energy |
| āśhritāḥ | take shelter of |
| bhajanti | engage in devotion |
| ananya-manasaḥ | with mind fixed exclusively |
| jñātvā | knowing |
| bhūta | all creation |
| ādim | the origin |
| avyayam | imperishable |
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Original school explanation. Written independently from the Sanskrit word map. It is not a quotation, translation, or summary of a named modern commentary. Chapter lens: Observe the chapter’s first-person claims, the relation between Kṛṣṇa and the world, different forms of worship and accessible devotion.
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But the great-souled ones, O son of Prithâ, possessed of the Divine Prakriti, knowing Me to be the origin of beings
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immutable, worship Me with a single mind
- 3
mahā-ātmānaḥ: the great souls
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