Bhagavad Gita · Raja Vidya Raja Guhya YogaChapter 9, Shloka 13 (9.13)
Original Sanskrit · श्रीभगवान्
महात्मानस्तु मां पार्थ दैवीं प्रकृतिमाश्रिताः
भजन्त्यनन्यमनसो ज्ञात्वा भूतादिमव्ययम्
॥ 9.13 ॥
mahātmānastu māṃ pārtha daivīṃ prakṛtimāśritāḥ
bhajantyananyamanaso jñātvā bhūtādimavyayam
Translation
"But, O Partha, the great souls who have taken on a divine nature worship me with undivided minds, knowing me to be the imperishable source of all beings."
Interpretation
Shankaracharya. Mahātmānas tu akṣudra-cittāḥ — great souls, that is, those whose minds are not small; daivīṃ devānāṃ prakṛtiṃ śama-dama-dayā-śraddhādi-lakṣaṇām — the divine nature marked by calm, self-restraint, compassion, faith and the like; bhūtādiṃ … kāraṇam avyayam.
Acharya Ramanuja. Sva-kṛtaiḥ puṇya-sañcayaiḥ māṃ śaraṇam upagamya vidhvasta-samasta-pāpa-bandhāḥ — those who, through their merit, came to me for refuge and whose every bond of sin has been broken; parama-kāruṇikatayā sādhu-paritrāṇāya manuṣyatvena avatīrṇaṃ māṃ jñātvā — knowing that out of compassion I have descended in human form to protect the good; mat-priyatvātirekeṇa mad-bhajanena vinā manasaḥ ca ātmanaḥ ca bāhya-karaṇānāṃ ca dhāraṇam alabhamānāḥ — out of intense love, without worshipping me, their minds, selves and senses cannot even sustain themselves.
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