Sanskrit

सततं कीर्तयन्तो मां यतन्तश्च दृढव्रताः ।

नमस्यन्तश्च मां भक्त्या नित्ययुक्ता उपासते ॥

9.14

Transliteration

satataṃ kīrtayanto māṃ yatantaśca dṛḍhavratāḥ |

namasyantaśca māṃ bhaktyā nityayuktā upāsate ||

By Sanskrit System · Machine draft · @indic-transliteration/sanscript 1.3.3

Translation

Always glorifying Me, striving,firm in vows, prostrating themselves before Me, they worship Me with devotion always steadfast.

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By Sanskrit System · Machine draft · claude-opus-5-5 · 2026-11-08

Explanation

Krishna describes how such devotees live. They constantly sing his praise, kīrtana, strive with firm vows, bow to him in devotion (bhakti), and worship him, ever joined in yoga. The verse gives a picture of devotional practice involving voice, effort, body and mind. Praise, discipline and reverence are not separate activities but parts of one continuous turning towards God. The phrase ever joined shows that devotion here is not occasional but a whole way of living.

By Sanskrit System · Machine draft · claude-opus-5-5 · 2026-11-08