Verse 8.7
Speaker: Krishna
Sanskrit
तस्मात्सर्वेषु कालेषु मामनुस्मर युध्य च | मय्यर्पितमनोबुद्धिर्मामेवैष्यस्यसंशयम् ||७||
Transliteration (IAST)
tasmāt sarveṣu kāleṣu mām anusmara yudhya ca | mayy arpita-mano-buddhir mām evaiṣyasy asaṁśayam ||7||
Word-by-Word Meanings
tasmāt-therefore
sarveṣu kāleṣu-at all times
mām-Me
anusmara-remember
yudhya-fight
arpita-mano-buddhiḥ-mind and intellect surrendered
Translation
Therefore, at all times remember Me and fight. With your mind and intellect surrendered to Me, you shall surely come to Me alone, without doubt.
Commentary
This verse perfectly integrates karma yoga and bhakti yoga. Krishna does not ask Arjuna to abandon his duty but to perform it while maintaining constant remembrance. Madhva notes that 'anusmara yudhya ca' demonstrates that spiritual practice and worldly duty are complementary, not contradictory.
Themes
bhaktikarmadutysurrender