Mokṣa-Sannyāsa Yoga · Verse 65

मन्मना भव मद्भक्तो मद्याजी मां नमस्कुरु | मामेवैष्यसि सत्यं ते प्रतिजाने प्रियोऽसि मे

man-manā bhava mad-bhakto mad-yājī māṃ namaskuru | mām evaiṣyasi satyaṃ te pratijāne priyo 'si me

Be mind-on-Me, My devotee, My worshipper, to Me bow down. To Me alone you shall reach — truly I promise you, you are dear to Me.

The mahāvākya (great saying) of the BG. Four instructions:

  1. Man-manāḥ bhava — be of-mind-in-Me (mat-citta)
  2. Mad-bhaktaḥ — My devotee
  3. Mad-yājī — My worshipper (who offers yajña to Me)
  4. Māṃ namaskuru — to Me bow down (namaskāra)

Promise: Mām eva eṣyasi — to Me alone you shall reach. Satyaṃ te pratijāne — truly I promise you. Priyo ‘si me — you are dear to Me.