Verse 9.14
Speaker: Krishna
Sanskrit
सततं कीर्तयन्तो मां यतन्तश्च दृढव्रताः | नमस्यन्तश्च मां भक्त्या नित्ययुक्ता उपासते ||१४||
Transliteration (IAST)
satataṁ kīrtayanto māṁ yatantaś ca dṛḍha-vratāḥ namasyantaś ca māṁ bhaktyā nitya-yuktā upāsate
Word-by-Word Meanings
satatam-always
kīrtayantaḥ-glorifying
yatantaḥ-striving
dṛḍha-vratāḥ-of firm resolve
namasyantaḥ-offering obeisances
bhaktyā-with devotion
nitya-yuktāḥ-ever united
Translation
Always glorifying Me, striving with firm resolve, bowing down to Me with devotion, these ever-united souls worship Me.
Commentary
This verse describes the practices of the mahātmās: constant glorification (kīrtana), determined effort (yatna), and humble prostration (namaskāra). The term 'nitya-yuktāḥ' indicates an unbroken connection with the Divine - not occasional worship but a continuous state of devotional consciousness.
Themes
bhaktiyogasurrender