मन्मना भव मद्भक्तो मद्याजी मां नमस्कुरु ।मामेवैष्यसि सत्यं ते प्रतिजाने प्रियोऽसि मे ॥
manmanā bhava madbhakto madyājī māṃ namaskuru |mām evaiṣyasi satyaṃ te pratijāne priyo 'si me ||
- मन्मनाः · manmanāḥ
- with mind on me
- भव · bhava
- be
- मद्भक्तः · madbhaktaḥ
- my devotee
- मद्याजी · madyājī
- my worshipper, sacrificer to me
- माम् · mām
- to me
- नमस्कुरु · namaskuru
- bow
- माम् · mām
- to me
- एव · eva
- alone, surely
- एष्यसि · eṣyasi
- you shall come
- सत्यम् · satyam
- truly
- ते · te
- to you
- प्रतिजाने · pratijāne
- I promise
- प्रियः · priyaḥ
- dear
- असि · asi
- you are
- मे · me
- to me
“Be mindful of me, be my devotee, sacrifice to me, bow to me — you shall surely come to me. This I truly promise you, for you are dear to me.”
— Original plain-language translation
IN SHORT Keep love in mind, serve devotedly, and you will surely find your way.
Four complete acts of devotion — mind, love, worship, surrender of the body — gather the whole path into one verse, echoing 9.34 word for word. Repetition at the Gita's summit is deliberate: this is the essence restated as a vow. Krishna stakes his truth on the promise ('I promise'), grounding assurance in Arjuna's belovedness, not his perfection. It is like a cricket fan keeping the team's photo at home, cheering each match, and finally meeting the players.
— Reader's notes (original)