Bhagavad Gita BG 12.8
Chapter 12, Verse 8 — Meaning, Translation & Explanation
मय्येव मन आधत्स्व मयि बुद्धिं निवेशय । निवसिष्यसि मय्येव अत ऊर्ध्वं न संशयः ॥
mayy eva mana adhatsva mayi buddhim niveshaya nivasisyasi mayy eva ata urdhvam na samshayah
Meaning
Fix your mind on Me alone, place your intellect in Me — you shall live in Me hereafter, without doubt.
Understanding
The first and highest instruction: mayi eva mana adhatsva (fix your mind in Me alone). Mayi buddhim niveshaya (place your intellect in Me). Nivasisyasi mayy eva (you shall dwell in Me alone). Ata urdhvam na samshayah (from this point onward, without doubt). This is the direct, full instruction. Mind and intellect both placed in the Divine. The result: dwelling IN the Divine — not merely worshipping the Divine from outside but living within the Divine consciousness. Na samshaya — no doubt about this outcome.
Word by Word
| Word | IAST | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| आधत्स्व | adhatsva | fix, place, establish (imperative) |
| निवेशय | niveshaya | place, direct, invest (imperative) |
| निवसिष्यसि | nivasisyasi | you shall dwell, you shall live |
| अत ऊर्ध्वम् | ata urdhvam | from this point onward, hereafter |
| मयि | mayi | in Me |
| एव | eva | indeed |
| मनः | manaḥ | the mind |
| आधत्स्व | ādhatsva | fix, place |
| मयि | mayi | in Me |
| बुद्धिम् | buddhim | intelligence |
| निवेशय | niveśaya | engage, place |
| निवसिष्यसि | nivasiṣyasi | you will dwell, you will live |
| मयि | mayi | in Me |
| एव | eva | verily |
| अतः | ataḥ | from this |
| ऊर्ध्वम् | ūrdhvam | beyond, hereafter |
| न | na | no |
| संशयः | saṃśayaḥ | doubt |