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मच्चित्तः सर्वदुर्गाणि मत्प्रसादात्तरिष्यसि।अथ चेत्त्वमहङ्कारान्न श्रोष्यसि विनङ्क्ष्यसि।।18.58।।
mach-chittaḥ sarva-durgāṇi mat-prasādāt tariṣhyasi atha chet tvam ahankārān na śhroṣhyasi vinaṅkṣhyasi
Fix your mind on Me, and by My grace you will overcome the obstacles in your path. But if, misled by pride, you do not listen, then you will indeed be lost.
English rendering by Shri Purohit Swami. Each source voice remains named.
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| Sanskrit form | Meaning here |
|---|---|
| mat-chittaḥ | by always remembering me |
| sarva | all |
| durgāṇi | obstacles |
| mat-prasādāt | by my grace |
| tariṣhyasi | you shall overcome |
| atha | but |
| chet | if |
| tvam | you |
| ahankārāt | due to pride |
| na śhroṣhyasi | do not listen |
| vinaṅkṣhyasi | you will perish |
When thy mind, O Arjuna, through onepointed devoion is fixed on Me, thou shalt by My grace cross over all difficulties and obstacles. But shouldst thou not take My teaching to heart and through pride disregard it, thou shalt be ruined.
Attributed explanatory witness: Swami Sivananda. Chapter lens: Follow the great recapitulation through renunciation, action, knowledge, duty, devotion, refuge and Sañjaya’s conclusion.
Three named reading witnesses
Śaṅkara edition witness
Swami GambiranandaHaving your mind fixed on Me, you will cross over all difficulties by My grace. If, however, you do not listen out of egotism, you will be destroyed.
Rāmānuja edition witness
Swami AdidevanandaFocusing your thoughts on Me, you shall, by My grace, cross over all difficulties. If, however, out of self-conceit, you do not heed Me, you will perish.
Sivananda commentary witness
Swami SivanandaWhen thy mind, O Arjuna, through onepointed devoion is fixed on Me, thou shalt by My grace cross over all difficulties and obstacles. But shouldst thou not take My teaching to heart and through pride disregard it, thou shalt be ruined.
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Fix your mind on Me
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by My grace you will overcome the obstacles in your path
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But if, misled by pride, you do not listen, then you will indeed be lost
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