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8.14Krishna
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अनन्यचेताः सततं यो मां स्मरति नित्यशः ।तस्याहं सुलभः पार्थ नित्ययुक्तस्य योगिनः ॥

ananyacetāḥ satataṃ yo māṃ smarati nityaśaḥ | tasyāhaṃ sulabhaḥ pārtha nityayuktasya yoginaḥ ||

अनन्यचेताः · ananyacetāḥ
with mind on nothing else
सततम् · satatam
constantly
यः · yaḥ
whoever
माम् स्मरति · mām smarati
remembers me
नित्यशः · nityaśaḥ
always, daily
तस्य · tasya
for such a one
अहम् · aham
I
सुलभः · sulabhaḥ
easily reached
नित्ययुक्तस्य · nityayuktasya
of the ever-disciplined
योगिनः · yoginaḥ
of the yogi

Whoever remembers me constantly with a mind on nothing else — for that ever-disciplined yogi, O Partha, I am easily reached.

Original plain-language translation

After the austere technique comes the reassurance of grace: single-hearted habit makes the Lord accessible. Ease here is not cheapness but the fruit of constancy. This verse bridges the yoga of death to the devotion of Chapter 9.

Reader's notes (original)