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Bhagavad Gita · Raja Vidya Raja Guhya YogaChapter 9, Shloka 14 (9.14)

Original Sanskrit · श्रीभगवान्

सततं कीर्तयन्तो मां यतन्तश्च दृढव्रताः
नमस्यन्तश्च मां भक्त्या नित्ययुक्ता उपासते
॥ 9.14 ॥

satataṃ kīrtayanto māṃ yatantaśca dṛḍhavratāḥ
namasyantaśca māṃ bhaktyā nityayuktā upāsate

Translation

"Always singing my praise, striving with firm resolve, bowing to me with devotion, ever united, they worship me."

Interpretation

Shankaracharya. Satataṃ sarvadā bhagavantaṃ brahma-svarūpaṃ māṃ kīrtayantaḥ — always singing the praise of me, whose nature is Brahman; yatantaś ca indriyopasaṃhāra-śama-dama-dayāhiṃsādi-lakṣaṇaiḥ dharmaiḥ — striving with virtues such as restraint of the senses, calm, compassion and non-violence (ahimsa); namasyantaś ca māṃ hṛdayeśam ātmānam — bowing to me, the Lord of the heart, the self.

Acharya Ramanuja — a living picture of devotion. Mat-kīrtana-yatana-namaskāraiḥ vinā kṣaṇāṇu-mātre api ātma-dhāraṇam alabhamānāḥ — those who cannot survive even the smallest fraction of a moment without singing my praise, striving and bowing down; mad-guṇa-viśeṣa-vācīni man-nāmāni smṛtvā pulakita-sarvāṅgāḥ harṣa-gadgada-kaṇṭhāḥ śrī-rāma-nārāyaṇa-kṛṣṇa-vāsudeva ity evamādīni satataṃ kīrtayantaḥ — remembering my names, which speak of my qualities, their whole bodies thrilling, their throats choked with joy, they sing without pause names like "Shri Rama, Narayana, Krishna, Vasudeva"; yatantaḥ mat-karmasu arcanādikeṣu … bhavana-nandana-vana-karaṇādikeṣu — striving in works such as worship and praise, and building temples and gardens; aṣṭāṅgaiḥ acintita-pāṃsu-karddama-śarkarādike dharā-tale daṇḍavat praṇipatantaḥ — prostrating full length on the ground with all eight limbs, without a thought for dust, mud or gravel.

AI-assisted draft translation — under review.

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