मन्मना भव मद्भक्तो मद्याजी मां नमस्कुरु ।मामेवैष्यसि युक्त्वैवमात्मानं मत्परायणः ॥
manmanā bhava madbhakto madyājī māṃ namaskuru | mām evaiṣyasi yuktvaivam ātmānaṃ matparāyaṇaḥ ||
- मन्मनाः · manmanāḥ
- with mind on me
- भव · bhava
- be, become
- मद्भक्तः · madbhaktaḥ
- my devotee
- मद्याजी · madyājī
- my worshipper, sacrificer to me
- माम् नमस्कुरु · mām namaskuru
- bow to me
- माम् एव एष्यसि · mām eva eṣyasi
- you shall come to me alone
- युक्त्वा · yuktvā
- having disciplined
- आत्मानम् · ātmānam
- the self
- मत्परायणः · matparāyaṇaḥ
- with me as supreme goal
“Fix your mind on me, be my devotee, sacrifice to me, bow to me. Disciplining yourself thus, with me as your supreme goal, you shall come to me.”
— Original plain-language translation
IN SHORT Keep your mind on love, devote yourself, and you will find your way.
Four imperatives gather the whole chapter into a practice: mind, love, rite, and reverence — all turned one way. The ending mirrors 18.65 almost word for word. Devotion with God as goal ends in God. Like keeping a photo of a loved one in focus through work, calls and bows of respect.
— Reader's notes (original)