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Bhagavad Gita 9.13

महात्मानस्तु मां पार्थ दैवीं प्रकृतिमाश्रिताः। भजन्त्यनन्यमनसो ज्ञात्वा भूतादिमव्ययम्।।

mahātmānas tu māṁ pārtha daivīṁ prakṛitim āśhritāḥ bhajantyananya-manaso jñātvā bhūtādim avyayam

Word-by-Word

SanskritTransliterationMeaning
mahā-ātmānaḥmahā-ātmānaḥthe great souls
tutubut
māmmāmme
pārthapārthaArjun, the son of Pritha
daivīm prakṛitimdaivīm prakṛitimdivine energy
āśhritāḥāśhritāḥtake shelter of
bhajantibhajantiengage in devotion
ananya-manasaḥananya-manasaḥwith mind fixed exclusively
jñātvājñātvāknowing
bhūtabhūtaall creation
ādimādimthe origin
avyayamavyayamimperishable

But the great souls, O Arjuna, partaking of My divine nature, worship Me with a single-minded devotion, knowing Me as the imperishable source of all beings.

हे पार्थ ! परन्तु दैवी प्रकृति के आश्रित महात्मा पुरुष मुझे समस्त भूतों का आदिकारण और अव्ययस्वरूप जानकर अनन्यमन से युक्त होकर मुझे भजते हैं।।