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अनन्यचेताः सततं यो मां स्मरति नित्यशः। तस्याहं सुलभः पार्थ नित्ययुक्तस्य योगिनः।।8.14।।
ananya-chetāḥ satataṁ yo māṁ smarati nityaśhaḥ tasyāhaṁ sulabhaḥ pārtha nitya-yuktasya yoginaḥ
To him who constantly thinks of Me and nothing else, to such an ever-faithful devotee, O Arjuna, I am ever accessible.
English rendering by Shri Purohit Swami. Each source voice remains named.
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| Sanskrit form | Meaning here |
|---|---|
| ananya-chetāḥ | without deviation of the mind |
| satatam | always |
| yaḥ | who |
| mām | me |
| smarati | remembers |
| nityaśhaḥ | regularly |
| tasya | to him |
| aham | I |
| su-labhaḥ | easily attainable |
| pārtha | Arjun, the son of Pritha |
| nitya | constantly |
| yuktasya | engaged |
| yoginaḥ | of the yogis |
I am easily attainable by that eversteadfast Yogi who constantly and daily remembers Me (for a long time), not thinking of anything else (with a single mind or onepointed mind), O Partha (Arjuna). Commentary Constantly remembering the Lord throughout the life is the most easy way of attaining Him.
Attributed explanatory witness: Swami Sivananda. Chapter lens: Track Arjuna’s questions and Kṛṣṇa’s answers about Brahman, action, remembrance, destination and cosmic time.
Three named reading witnesses
Śaṅkara edition witness
Swami GambiranandaO son of Prtha, to that yogi of constant concentration and single-minded attention, who remembers Me uninterruptedly and for a long time, I am easily attained.
Rāmānuja edition witness
Swami AdidevanandaO son of Prtha, to that yogi of constant concentration and single-minded attention, who remembers Me uninterruptedly and for a long time, I am easy to attain.
Sivananda commentary witness
Swami SivanandaI am easily attainable by that eversteadfast Yogi who constantly and daily remembers Me (for a long time), not thinking of anything else (with a single mind or onepointed mind), O Partha (Arjuna). Commentary Constantly remembering the Lord throughout the life is the most easy way of attaining Him.
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To him who constantly thinks of Me and nothing else, to such an ever-faithful devotee, O Arjuna, I am ever accessible
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ananya-chetāḥ: without deviation of the mind
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tasya: to him
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