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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 12, Verse 8

The Path of Devotion

मय्येव मन आधत्स्व मयि बुद्धिं निवेशय।निवसिष्यसि मय्येव अत ऊर्ध्वं न संशयः

mayy eva mana ādhatsva mayi buddhiṁ niveśhaya nivasiṣhyasi mayy eva ata ūrdhvaṁ na sanśhayaḥ

What does Bhagavad Gita 12.8 mean?

Then let your mind cling only to Me, let your intellect abide in Me; and without doubt, you will live hereafter in Me alone.

Word-by-word meaning

mayi—on me · eva—alone · manaḥ—mind · ādhatsva—fix · mayi—on me · buddhim—intellect · niveśhaya—surrender · nivasiṣhyasi—you shall always live · mayi—in me · eva—alone · ataḥ ūrdhvam—thereafter · na—not · sanśhayaḥ—doubt

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