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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 18, Verse 55

Liberation Through Surrender

भक्त्या मामभिजानाति यावान्यश्चास्मि तत्त्वतः।ततो मां तत्त्वतो ज्ञात्वा विशते तदनन्तरम्

bhaktyā mām abhijānāti yāvān yaśh chāsmi tattvataḥ tato māṁ tattvato jñātvā viśhate tad-anantaram

What does Bhagavad Gita 18.55 mean?

Through devotion he comes to know Me in truth — how great I am and who I am. Then, having known Me in truth, he enters into Me immediately thereafter.

Word-by-word meaning

bhaktyā—by loving devotion · mām—me · abhijānāti—one comes to know · yāvān—as much as · yaḥ cha asmi—as I am · tattvataḥ—in truth · tataḥ—then · mām—me · tattvataḥ—in truth · jñātvā—having known · viśhate—enters · tat-anantaram—thereafter

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