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Bhagavad-gītā As It Is · Text 18.65
मन्मना भव मद्भक्तो मद्याजी मां नमस्कुरु ।
मामेवैष्यसि सत्यं ते प्रतिजाने प्रियोऽसि मे ॥ ६५ ॥
man-manā bhava mad-bhakto
mad-yājī māṁ namaskuru
mām evaiṣyasi satyaṁ te
pratijāne priyo ’si me
Always think of Me, become My devotee, worship Me and offer your homage unto Me. Thus you will come to Me without fail. I promise you this because you are My very dear friend.
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioWhat this verse is saying, and where it sits in the story.
3 study points
Kṛṣṇa asks His dear friend to always think of Him, become His devotee, worship Him and offer Him respect. He promises that His friend will surely come to Him.
Prabhupāda explains that pure devotion means always thinking of Kṛṣṇa and acting for Him. Such devotees will return to Kṛṣṇa’s abode and be with Him face to face.
Arrange your daily activities so they connect with Kṛṣṇa and help you remember His original, two-handed form holding a flute.
Always think of Me, become My devotee, worship Me, offer obeisances to Me and thus you will come to Me
Lord’s advice
Do not become official mediator – Mold your life and all daily acts in relation to Krishna
Become a pure devotee of Krishna
Always thinking and working for Him
Promise of the lord
Anyone who is in such pure Krishna consciousness will certainly return to the abode of Krishna
To engage in the association of Krishna face to face
Why this knowledge is spoken to Arjuna
Because He is a dear friend to Krishna
How can we obtain the same perfection as Arjuna
Anyone who follows the path of Arjuna can become a dear friend to Krishna and obtain the same perfection
Which form should be concentrated on as per 18.65
Concentrate mind upon Krishna as per Brahma Samhita’s description – that constitutes the most confidential part of knowledge
Not even divert one’s attention to other forms of the Lord like Vishnu, Narayana, Rama etc.
Texts 18.65 & 18.66
One may doubt that he is able to take advantage of Krishna’s
words and render the quality of pure devotional service that Krishna has requested. Should he first undergo renunciation, austerities and vows to purify his heart so that he will enhance his ability to surrender? Here is Krishna’s answer. In his purport to Text 18.66, Srila Prabhupada glorifies full and immediate surrender to Krishna’s service as the process that will qualify us for that service
Love and trust
A pure devotee of Krishna
Always think of Krishna, become Krishna’s devotee, worship Krishna, offer all homage unto Krishna and thus come to Krishna.
Surrender to Krishna, do not fear sinful reactions
Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.
The spiritual concepts this verse connects to.
Krishna, Supreme Person
Krishna asks for loving remembrance and worship.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What if my spiritual life were centered on reciprocating loving service?
Repeat one daily devotional act with affection rather than routine alone.
Mahābhārata episodes and stories from the purports that shed light on this verse.
Keep going: verses that carry this teaching further.
Study notes are editorial summaries, not the translation. Confirm them in the original text and purport.