Bhagavad Gita Chapter 12 Verse 8 Meaning
Fix your mind on Me, and your intellect in Me. Then you will certainly live in Me alone hereafter.
BG 12.8
मय्येव मन आधत्स्व मयि बुद्धिं निवेशय।निवसिष्यसि मय्येव अत ऊर्ध्वं न संशयः
mayy eva mana ādhatsva mayi buddhiṁ niveśhaya nivasiṣhyasi mayy eva ata ūrdhvaṁ na sanśhayaḥ
Meaning in English
Fix your mind on Me, and your intellect in Me. Then you will certainly live in Me alone hereafter.
हिंदी अर्थ (Hindi Meaning)
तू मेरेमें मनको लगा और मेरेमें ही बुद्धिको लगा; इसके बाद तू मेरेमें ही निवास करेगा -- इसमें संशय नहीं है।
Explanation & Life Application
This verse from Chapter 12 of the Bhagavad Gita offers profound wisdom for modern life. As part of The Yoga of Devotion (Bhakti Yoga), it teaches about Devotion and Love.
The essence of this teaching encourages us to focus on our actions and duties rather than anxiety about outcomes. In today's fast-paced world, this timeless wisdom offers a path to inner peace.
— Explained by the Nitya Team
When to Apply This Verse
- •When feeling anxious about results at work or exams
- •Before starting a new project or challenge
- •When perfectionism causes stress
Related Verses
BG 12.13
He who hates no creature, is friendly and compassionate to all, is free from attachment and egoism, is balanced in pleasure and pain, and is forgiving.
BG 12.14
Ever content, steady in meditation, self-controlled, possessing firm conviction, with the mind and intellect dedicated to Me, he, My devotee, is dear to Me.
BG 2.13
Just as the embodied soul passes through childhood, youth, and old age in this body, so too does it pass into another body; the steadfast one does not grieve over this.
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