महात्मानस्तु मां पार्थ दैवीं प्रकृतिमाश्रिताः ।भजन्त्यनन्यमनसो ज्ञात्वा भूतादिमव्ययम् ॥
mahātmānas tu māṃ pārtha daivīṃ prakṛtim āśritāḥ | bhajanty ananyamanaso jñātvā bhūtādim avyayam ||
- महात्मानः · mahātmānaḥ
- the great souls
- तु · tu
- but
- माम् · mām
- me
- पार्थ · pārtha
- O Partha
- दैवीम् प्रकृतिम् · daivīm prakṛtim
- the divine nature
- आश्रिताः · āśritāḥ
- resorting to
- भजन्ति · bhajanti
- worship, adore
- अनन्यमनसः · ananyamanasaḥ
- with minds on nothing else
- ज्ञात्वा · jñātvā
- having known
- भूतादिम् अव्ययम् · bhūtādim avyayam
- as the imperishable origin of beings
“But great souls, O Partha, resorting to the divine nature, worship me with minds on nothing else, knowing me as the imperishable origin of beings.”
— Original plain-language translation
The counter-portrait: greatness of soul means single-hearted worship grounded in right knowing. Two natures, two allegiances, two destinies. Devotion here is not sentiment but settled recognition.
— Reader's notes (original)