Bhagavad Gita BG 10.9
Chapter 10, Verse 9 — Meaning, Translation & Explanation
मच्चित्ता मद्गतप्राणा बोधयन्तः परस्परम् । कथयन्तश्च मां नित्यं तुष्यन्ति च रमन्ति च ॥
mac-citta mad-gata-pranah bodhayantas parasparam kathayantash ca mam nityam tushyanti ca ramanti ca
Meaning
With minds fixed on Me, with life-breath directed to Me — enlightening one another, constantly speaking of Me — they are satisfied and they rejoice.
Understanding
A portrait of the devotee community: mac-citta (minds fixed on Me), mad-gata-prAnah (life-breath/prana directed to Me — the whole vital energy). BodhaYantah parasparam (enlightening one another — the mutual upliftment of satsanga/spiritual community). KathayantaH ca mam nityam (constantly speaking of Me — the spiritual discourse, katha). Tushyanti (are satisfied) ca ramanti (and rejoice). Devotional community is described here: minds, life-force, mutual discussion, constant discourse — all directed to the Divine, resulting in satisfaction and joy.
Word by Word
| Word | IAST | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| मच्चित्ताः | mac-citta | minds fixed on Me, My-minded |
| मद्गतप्राणाः | mad-gata-pranah | with life-breath directed to Me |
| बोधयन्तः परस्परम् | bodhayantas parasparam | enlightening one another mutually |
| कथयन्तः | kathayantah | speaking of, discoursing about |
| रमन्ति | ramanti | rejoice, delight, find pleasure |
| मत्-चित्ताः | mat-cittāḥ | minds fixed on Me |
| मद्-गत-प्राणाः | mad-gata-prāṇāḥ | lives dedicated to Me |
| बोधयन्तः | bodhayantaḥ | enlightening, discussing |
| परस्परम् | parasparam | one another |
| कथयन्तः | kathayantaḥ | speaking, narrating |
| च | ca | and |
| माम् | mām | about Me |
| नित्यम् | nityam | always, constantly |
| तुष्यन्ति | tuṣyanti | are satisfied, are pleased |
| च | ca | and |
| च | ca | and |