Bhagavad Gita 18.55
भक्त्या मामभिजानाति यावान्यश्चास्मि तत्त्वतः।ततो मां तत्त्वतो ज्ञात्वा विशते तदनन्तरम्।।
bhaktyā mām abhijānāti yāvān yaśh chāsmi tattvataḥ tato māṁ tattvato jñātvā viśhate tad-anantaram
Word-by-Word
| Sanskrit | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| bhaktyā | bhaktyā | by loving devotion |
| mām | mām | me |
| abhijānāti | abhijānāti | one comes to know |
| yāvān | yāvān | as much as |
| yaḥ cha asmi | yaḥ cha asmi | as I am |
| tattvataḥ | tattvataḥ | in truth |
| tataḥ | tataḥ | then |
| mām | mām | me |
| tattvataḥ | tattvataḥ | in truth |
| jñātvā | jñātvā | having known |
| viśhate | viśhate | enters |
| tat-anantaram | tat-anantaram | thereafter |
By devotion, he knows Me in truth, who and what I am; then, having known Me in truth, he immediately enters into the Supreme.
(उस परा) भक्ति के द्वारा मुझे वह तत्त्वत: जानता है कि मैं कितना (व्यापक) हूँ तथा मैं क्या हूँ। (इस प्रकार) तत्त्वत: जानने के पश्चात् तत्काल ही वह मुझमें प्रवेश कर जाता है, अर्थात् मत्स्वरूप बन जाता है।।