Verse 12.8
मय्येव मन आधत्स्व मयि बुद्धिं निवेशय ।
निवसिष्यसि मय्येव अत ऊर्ध्वं न संशयः ॥
Transliteration
mayyeva mana ādhatsva mayi buddhiṃ niveśaya |
nivasiṣyasi mayyeva ata ūrdhvaṃ na saṃśayaḥ ||
By Sanskrit System · Machine draft · @indic-transliteration/sanscript 1.3.3
Translation
Fix thy mind in Me only, thy intellect in Me, (then) thou shalt no doubt live in Me alone hereafter.
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Set your mind on me alone, let your understanding enter into me. Then you will dwell in me alone hereafter; of this there is no doubt.
By Sanskrit System · Machine draft · claude-opus-5-5 · 2026-11-08 · +1 more
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By Sanskrit System · Machine draft · claude-opus-5-5 · 2026-11-08
Explanation
Krishna now gives Arjuna direct instruction. He should place his mind on Krishna alone and let his understanding (buddhi) enter into him. Then he will dwell in Krishna from that time on, without doubt. This verse opens a graded series of instructions, each one offering a more accessible path if the previous one proves too difficult. It begins at the highest level: complete absorption of mind and understanding in God. The sequence that follows shows great sensitivity to differing human capacities.
By Sanskrit System · Machine draft · claude-opus-5-5 · 2026-11-08