12.8 मय्येव मन आधत्स्व मयि बुद्धिं निवेशय।निवसिष्यसि मय्येव अत ऊर्ध्वं न संशयः
mayy
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mayi—on Me;eva—alone;manaḥ—mind;ādhatsva—fix;mayi—on Me;buddhim—intellect;niveśhaya—surrender;nivasiṣhyasi—you shall always live;mayi—in Me;eva—alone;ataḥ ūrdhvam—thereafter;na—not;sanśhayaḥ—doubt
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Divine Verses of the Bhagavad Gita • Swami Dayananda Saraswati
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Hence, fix your mind on nothing but Me; cause your thought to settle in Me. Thus, resorting to the best Yoga, you will dwell in Me alone.
Then let thy mind cling only to Me, let thy intellect abide in Me; and without doubt thou shalt live hereafter in Me alone.
Focus your mind on Me alone; and let your Buddhi enter into Me. Then, you will live in Me alone; there is no doubt.
Fix the mind on Me alone; in Me alone rest the intellect. There is no doubt that hereafter you will dwell in Me alone. [For the sake of metre, eva and atah (in the second line of the verse) are not joined together (to form evatah).]
Fix thy mind on Me only, thy intellect in Me, (then) thou shait no doubt live in Me alone hereafter.
12.10 अभ्यासेऽप्यसमर्थोऽसि मत्कर्मपरमो भव।मदर्थमपि कर्माणि कुर्वन् सिद्धिमवाप्स्यसि
abhyāse'py
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abhyāse—in practice;api—if;asamarthaḥ—unable;asi—you;mat-karma paramaḥ—devotedly work for Me;bhava—be;mat-artham—for My sake;api—also;karmāṇi—work;kurvan—performing;siddhim—perfection;avāpsyasi—you shall achieve
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Divine Verses of the Bhagavad Gita • Swami Dayananda Saraswati
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If you are incapable of doing a steady practice, then have Me as your chief aim in performing actions. Even by performing actions for Me, you shall attain success.
And if thou are not strong enough to practise concentration, then devote thyself to My service, do all thine acts for My sake, and thou shalt still attain the goal.
If you are incapable of even this practice of repetition, then devote yourself to My deeds (service). For even by working for My sake, you will attain perfection.
If you are unable even to practise, be intent on works for Me. By undertaking works for Me as well, you will attain perfection. [Identity with Brahman.]
If thou art unable to practise even this Abhyasa Yoga, be thou intent on doing actions for My sake; even by doing actions for My sake, thou shalt attain perfection.
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भक्तियोग
Chapter 12: Bhakti Yoga
bhaktiyoga
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12.9 अथ चित्तं समाधातुं न शक्नोषि मयि स्थिरम्।अभ्यासयोगेन ततो मामिच्छाप्तुं धनञ्जय
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Word meanings
atha—if;chittam—mind;samādhātum—to fix;na śhaknoṣhi—(you) are unable;mayi—on Me;sthiram—steadily;abhyāsa-yogena—by uniting with God through repeated practice;tataḥ—then;mām—me;ichchhā—desire;āptum—to attain;dhanañjaya—Arjun, the conqueror of wealth
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Divine Verses of the Bhagavad Gita • Swami Dayananda Saraswati
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In case you are not able to cause your mind to enter completely into Me, then, O Dhananjaya! Seek to attain Me through the practice of Yoga.
But if thou canst not fix thy mind firmly on Me, then, My beloved friend, try to do so by constant practice.
If now you are unable to focus your mind on Me, then seek to reach Me, O Arjuna, by the practice of repetition.
If, however, you are unable to establish the mind steadily on Me, then, O Dhananjaya, seek to attain Me through the Yoga of Practice.
If thou art unable to fix thy mind steadily on Me, then by the Yoga of constant practice do thou seek to reach Me, O Arjuna!
