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)