Chapter 12 · Verse 8 · Bhakti Yoga
Bhagavad Gita 12.8
Sanskrit
मय्येव मन आधत्स्व मयि बुद्धिं निवेशय।निवसिष्यसि मय्येव अत ऊर्ध्वं न संशयः।।12.8।।
Transliteration
mayy eva mana ādhatsva mayi buddhiṁ niveśhaya nivasiṣhyasi mayy eva ata ūrdhvaṁ na sanśhayaḥ
Word by Word
Krishna offers the essence of devotional surrender: fix your mind on Me alone, place your intellect in My hands, and dwell continuously in My presence. This is not escapism but the highest form of mental discipline—when the wavering mind anchors itself in the Divine, all fragmentation ceases and you discover unshakeable peace.
For those of us pulled in countless directions by modern life, this verse invites a radical simplicity: choose one center of devotion, return to it again and again, and watch how clarity replaces confusion.
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Bhagavad Gita 12.8 — BG 12.8
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