मय्येव मन आधत्स्व मयि बुद्धिं निवेशय ।
निवसिष्यसि मय्येव अत ऊर्ध्वं न संशयः ॥
निवसिष्यसि मय्येव अत ऊर्ध्वं न संशयः ॥
Hindi · हिन्दी
तू मेरेमें मनको लगा और मेरेमें ही बुद्धिको लगा इसके बाद तू मेरेमें ही निवास करेगा इसमें संशय नहीं है ॥
English
Fix your mind on me alone. Place your discerning mind in me, and you will live in me beyond doubt.
What this verse means
Keep your mind and discerning mind fixed on Krishna. Then you will abide in him, with no doubt about the result.
Context & commentary
On the Kurukshetra battlefield, Arjuna is still shaken, and Krishna continues the teaching of bhakti. After promising rescue to those devoted to him, he now gives the inner method: place both mind and discernment on him alone.
Why this verse still matters
You are staring at your phone before sending a message that could change a relationship. Half of you wants control, half wants escape. This verse asks for one center, not two.
The takeaway
Single-pointed devotion quiets inner conflict and gives the heart a place to rest.
Word-by-word translation
मयि (in me) / एव (alone) / मनः (mind) / आधत्स्व (place) / मयि (in me) / बुद्धिम् (discerning mind) / निवेशय (fix) / निवसिष्यसि (you will dwell) / मयि (in me) / एव (alone) / अतः (therefore) / ऊर्ध्वम् (afterward) / न (not) / संशयः (doubt)
This verse is part of Bhagavad Gita Chapter 12: Bhakti Yoga — The Yoga of Devotion, which contains 20 verses.
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