Bhagavad Gita · Akshara Brahma YogaChapter 8, Shloka 7 (8.7)
Original Sanskrit · श्रीभगवान्
तस्मात् सर्वेषु कालेषु मामनुस्मर युध्य च
मय्यर्पितमनोबुद्धिर्मामेवैष्यस्यसंशयः
॥ 8.7 ॥
tasmāt sarveṣu kāleṣu māmanusmara yudhya ca
mayyarpitamanobuddhirmāmevaiṣyasyasaṃśayaḥ
Translation
"Therefore remember me at all times and fight (do your duty); with mind and intellect offered to me, you will without doubt attain me alone."
Interpretation
Shankaracharya. Sarveṣu kāleṣu mām anusmara yathā-śāstram, yudhya ca yuddhaṃ ca sva-dharmaṃ kuru — remember me at all times as the scriptures teach, and fight — do your own dharma (svadharma); mayi vāsudeve arpite mano-buddhī — mind and intellect offered to me, Vasudeva; asaṃśayaḥ na saṃśayaḥ atra vidyate.
Acharya Ramanuja — action itself is the means of remembrance. Sarveṣu kāleṣu āprayāṇād aharahaḥ mām anusmara — until death, every day, remember me; aharahaḥ anusmṛti-karaṃ yuddhādikaṃ varṇāśramānubandhi-śruti-smṛti-codita-nitya-naimittikaṃ ca karma kuru — do your duties such as fighting, and the daily and occasional duties, which awaken remembrance every day; etad-upāyena — by this means, remembrance at the final hour too. Then: tadarthaṃ trayāṇām upāsana-prakāra-bhedaṃ vaktum upakramate — now the methods of worship for the three kinds of aspirants.
The difference (subtle): Shankara — remembrance and svadharma go together; Ramanuja — action itself is a means that nourishes remembrance.
AI-assisted draft translation — under review.