Bhagavad Gita · Moksha Sannyasa YogaChapter 18, Shloka 65 (18.65)
Original Sanskrit · श्रीभगवान्
मन्मना भव मद्भक्तो मद्याजी मां नमस्कुरु
मामेवैष्यसि सत्यं ते प्रतिजाने प्रियोऽसि मे
॥ 18.65 ॥
manmanā bhava madbhakto madyājī māṃ namaskuru
māmevaiṣyasi satyaṃ te pratijāne priyo'si me
Translation
"Fix your mind on Me, be My devotee, worship Me, bow down to Me — you will come to Me alone; I make you a true promise, for you are dear to Me."
Interpretation
Shankaracharya. vāsudeve eva samarpitasādhyasādhanaprayojanaḥ.
Acharya Ramanuja. He quotes Shvetashvatara 3.8 (vedāham etaṃ puruṣaṃ mahāntam).
Shridhara Swami. atra ca saṃśayaṃ mākārṣīḥ … tvaṃ hi me priyo 'si — have no doubt about this; you are dear to Me, and so I make a true promise.
Madhusudana Saraswati. A subtle point on "man-mana": dveṣeṇa kaṃsaśiśupālādir api tathā — even Kamsa and Shishupala kept Krishna in mind, out of hatred; hence madbhaktaḥ premṇā mayy anuraktaḥ — devoted to Me with love. And bowing down is within everyone's reach: pūjopakaraṇābhāve tu māṃ namaskuru — if you have nothing to worship with, simply bow down to Me. He takes the ninefold devotion of the Bhagavata (hearing, singing, remembering…) as upalakshana (implied) here.
AI-assisted draft translation — under review.