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BG 9.13 — 9.13 But the great souls, O Arjuna, partaking of My divine nature, worship Me with a single mind (with the mind devoted to nothing else), knowing Me as the | Live Gita
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महात्मानस्तु मां पार्थ दैवीं प्रकृतिमाश्रिताः |
भजन्त्यनन्यमनसो ज्ञात्वा भूतादिमव्ययम् ||९-१३||

mahātmānastu māṃ pārtha daivīṃ prakṛtimāśritāḥ . bhajantyananyamanaso jñātvā bhūtādimavyayam ||9-13||


।।9.13।। हे पार्थ ! परन्तु दैवी प्रकृति के आश्रित महात्मा पुरुष मुझे समस्त भूतों का आदिकारण और अव्ययस्वरूप जानकर अनन्यमन से युक्त होकर मुझे भजते हैं।।

Word-by-word meanings

9.13 महात्मानः great souls? तु but? माम् Me? पार्थ O Partha? दैवीम् divine? प्रकृतिम् nature? आश्रिताः refuged (in)? भजन्ति worship? अनन्यमनसः with a mind devoted to nothing else? ज्ञात्वा having known? भूतादिम् the source of beings? अव्ययम् imperishable.Commentary Jnatva Bhutadimavyayam There is another interpretation -- knowing Me to be the source or the origin of beings and imperishable.Daivim Prakritim Divine or Sattvic nature. Those who are endowed with divine nature? and who possess selfre

Commentaries

Non-dualism. The individual self and Brahman are one. The world is appearance (maya). Liberation through knowledge.

Sri Shankaracharya

।।9.13।।परन्तु जो श्रद्धायुक्त हैं और भगवद्भक्तिरूप मोक्षमार्गमें लगे हुए हैं वे --, हे पार्थ शम? दम? दया? श्रद्धा आदि सद्गुणरूप देवोंके स्वभावका अवलम्बन करनेवाले उदारचित्त महात्मा भक्तजन? मुझ ईश्वरको सब भूतोंका अर्थात् आकाशादि पञ्चभूतोंका और समस्त प्राणियोंका भी आदिकारण जानकर? एवं अविनाशी समझकर? अनन्य मनसे युक्त हुए भजते हैं अर्थात् मेरा चिन्तन किया करते हैं।

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Swami Gambirananda

9.13 O son of Prtha, the noble ones, being possessed of divine nature, surely adore Me with single-mindedness, knowing Me as the immutable source of all objects.

This interpretation draws on the Advaita tradition and may not represent the view of any single school. For authoritative guidance within a specific tradition, seek a qualified teacher.

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