Bhagavad Gita · Raja Vidya Raja Guhya YogaChapter 9, Shloka 34 (9.34)
Original Sanskrit · श्रीभगवान्
मन्मना भव मद्भक्तो मद्याजी मां नमस्कुरु
मामेवैष्यसि युक्त्वैवमात्मानं मत्परायणः
॥ 9.34 ॥
manmanā bhava madbhakto madyājī māṃ namaskuru
māmevaiṣyasi yuktvaivamātmānaṃ matparāyaṇaḥ
Translation
"Fix your mind on me, be my devotee, worship me, bow down to me. Joining yourself to me in this way, taking me as the supreme goal — you will come to me alone."
Interpretation
Shankaracharya. mayi vāsudeve manaḥ yasya sa tvaṃ manmanāḥ bhava tathā madbhaktaḥ bhava madyājī madyajanaśīlaḥ bhava; mām eva ca namaskuru; yuktvā samādhāya cittam; ahaṃ hi sarveṣāṃ bhūtānām ātmā, parā ca gatiḥ, param ayanam — I am the self of all beings, the supreme goal, the supreme refuge; matparāyaṇaḥ san ity arthaḥ.
Acharya Ramanuja. For "man-mana" he gives a detailed description of the Lord's form — puṇḍarīkadalāmalāyatekṣaṇe svacchanīlajīmūtasaṃkāśe (eyes like lotus petals, a complexion like a clear dark-blue cloud) — and tailadhārāvad avicchedena niviṣṭamanā bhava — fix your mind unbroken, like a stream of oil. Yajanaṃ nāma paripūrṇaśeṣavṛttiḥ — worship means a complete spirit of service. And: ātmaśabdo hi atra manoviṣayaḥ — here "atma" means the mind.
Madhusudana Saraswati. A subtle point: a king's servant may have his mind on his own son — sa tanmanā api na tadbhaktaḥ — so along with "man-mana" it also says "mad-bhakta"; namaskuru manovākkāyaiḥ — with mind, speech and body.
AI-assisted draft translation — under review.