मां च योऽव्यभिचारेण भक्ितयोगेन सेवते ।
स गुणान्समतीत्यैतान् ब्रह्मभूयाय कल्पते ॥
स गुणान्समतीत्यैतान् ब्रह्मभूयाय कल्पते ॥
Hindi · हिन्दी
जो मनुष्य अव्यभिचारी भक्तियोगके द्वारा मेरा सेवन करता है, वह इन गुणोंका अतिक्रमण करके ब्रह्मप्राप्तिका पात्र हो जाता है ॥
English
Whoever serves Me with unwavering devotion transcends these qualities and becomes fit for union with the supreme reality.
What this verse means
Steady devotion to Krishna lifts a person beyond the three qualities of nature and makes that person fit for union with the supreme reality.
Context & commentary
On the battlefield, Arjuna is still trapped in doubt while Krishna explains how to rise above the forces that bind human behavior. This verse gives the turning point: unwavering devotion to Krishna is the way beyond the three qualities and into the highest reality.
Why this verse still matters
You keep trying to fix yourself through sheer will, but the deeper shift comes when your whole heart stays aligned. That steady devotion changes what you can become.
The takeaway
Love that does not waver can take you past the limits of your ordinary nature.
Word-by-word translation
मां (Me) / च (and) / यः (who) / अव्यभिचारेण (with unwavering) / भक्ति-योगेन (through devotion-yoga) / सेवते (serves) / सः (that one) / गुणान् (the qualities) / समतीत्य (having fully transcended) / एतान् (these) / ब्रह्म-भूयाय (for becoming Brahman) / कल्पते (is fit)
This verse is part of Bhagavad Gita Chapter 14: Gunatraya Vibhaga Yoga — The Three Modes of Material Nature, which contains 27 verses.
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