Chapter 12, Verse 8
Chapter 12 · karma-yoga
Shloka
मय्येव मन आधत्स्व मयि बुद्धिं निवेशय | निवसिष्यसि मय्येव अत ऊर्ध्वं न संशयः ||१२-८||
mayyeva mana ādhatsva mayi buddhiṃ niveśaya . nivasiṣyasi mayyeva ata ūrdhvaṃ na saṃśayaḥ ||12-8||
English Meaning
English Meaning
Fix thy mind in Me only, thy intellect in Me, (then) thou shalt no doubt live in Me alone hereafter.
Hindi Meaning
तुम अपने मन और बुद्धि को मुझमें ही स्थिर करो, तदुपरान्त तुम मुझमें ही निवास करोगे, इसमें कोई संशय नहीं है।।
Russian Meaning
Сосредоточь свой разум только на Мне, свой разум на Мне, (тогда) ты, без сомнения, будешь жить только во Мне одном в будущем.
Spanish Meaning
Fija tu mente sólo en Mí, tu intelecto en Mí, (entonces) sin duda vivirás sólo en Mí en el futuro.
Commentary
Fix thy mind means thy purposes and thoughts in Me the Lord in the Cosmic Form. Give up entirely all thoughts of sensual objects. Fix in Me thy intellect also -- the faculty which resolves and determines.What will be the result then Thou shalt undoubtedly live in Me as Myself. O Arjuna? of this there is no doubt whatsoever.The Yoga of meditation is described in this verse. (Cf.VIII.7X.9XI.34XVIII.65)