Bhagavad Gita BG 18.65
Chapter 18, Verse 65 — Meaning, Translation & Explanation
मन्मना भव मद्भक्तो मद्याजी मां नमस्कुरु । मामेवैष्यसि सत्यं ते प्रतिजाने प्रियोऽसि मे ॥
man-mana bhava mad-bhakto mad-yaji mam namaskuru mam evaisyasi satyam te pratijane priyo 'si me
Meaning
Fix your mind on Me, be devoted to Me, worship Me, bow to Me — you shall come to Me. I promise you truly — you are dear to Me.
Understanding
The supreme, most intimate instruction. Man-mana bhava (fix your mind on Me — mana = mind, mat-mana = My-minded). Mad-bhakto (be devoted to Me — utterly, exclusively). Mad-yaji (worship Me). Mam namaskuru (bow to Me). Mam eva eishyasi (you shall come to Me — guaranteed). Satyam te pratijane (I promise you truly — the word 'satyam' makes this an oath). And the most intimate ending: priyo asi me (you are dear to Me — the word of love, the word of relationship). This verse is often considered the most important single verse of the Gita.
Word by Word
| Word | IAST | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| मन्मना | man-mana | fix your mind on Me, be My-minded |
| मद्भक्तः | mad-bhaktah | devoted to Me, My devotee |
| मद्याजी | mad-yaji | worshipping Me, offering yajna to Me |
| प्रतिजाने | pratijane | I promise, I declare with oath |
| प्रियः | priyah | dear, beloved |
| मत्-मनाः | mat-manāḥ | with mind fixed on Me |
| भव | bhava | be |
| मत्-भक्तः | mat-bhaktaḥ | My devotee |
| मत्-यजी | mat-yājī | My worshiper |
| माम् | mām | to Me |
| नमस्कुरु | namaskuru | offer obeisances |
| माम् | mām eva | to Me alone |
| एष्यसि | eṣyasi | you will come |
| सत्यम् | satyam | truly |
| ते | te | to you |
| प्रतिजाने | pratijāne | I promise |
| प्रियः | priyaḥ asi me | you are dear to Me |