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श्रीमद्भगवद्गीता १८.६५ — मन्मना भव मद्भक्तो in Grantha · 𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥

🕉️ hindu·📿 108× repetitions·🕐 Daily, during morning or evening prayer and meditation; ideal as a constant remembrance throughout the day·📜 Bhagavad Gita Chapter 18, Verse 65
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Origin & Story

Bhagavad Gita Chapter 18, Verse 65 · Sage Veda Vyasa (Mahabharata, Bhishma Parva) · Ancient (text compiled c. 5th–2nd century BCE)

In the final chapter, Moksha Sannyasa Yoga, Krishna delivers His most confidential teaching to Arjuna. Just before the famous charama-shloka (18.66), He gives this loving fourfold instruction and seals it with a personal promise, assuring Arjuna of attainment because he is dear to the Lord.

✦ As told in scripture

This verse, with its divine promise, has been the refuge of countless devotees; the tradition holds that anyone who sincerely takes Krishna's pledge to heart and lives by these four instructions is personally assured of reaching Him, for the Lord's word can never fail.

The Mantra

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𑌮𑌨𑍍𑌮𑌨𑌾 𑌭𑌵 𑌮𑌦𑍍𑌭𑌕𑍍𑌤𑍋 𑌮𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌜𑍀 𑌮𑌾𑌂 𑌨𑌮𑌸𑍍𑌕𑍁𑌰𑍁।𑌮𑌾𑌮𑍇𑌵𑍈𑌷𑍍𑌯𑌸𑌿 𑌸𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌤𑍇 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌤𑌿𑌜𑌾𑌨𑍇 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯𑍋𑌽𑌸𑌿 𑌮𑍇॥

man-manā bhava mad-bhakto mad-yājī māṁ namaskuru mām evaiṣhyasi satyaṁ te pratijāne priyo ‘si me

Meaning:तुम मच्चित, मद्भक्त और मेरे पूजक (मद्याजी) बनो और मुझे नमस्कार करो; (इस प्रकार) तुम मुझे ही प्राप्त होगे; यह मैं तुम्हे सत्य वचन देता हूँ,(क्योंकि) तुम मेरे प्रिय हो।।

Word-by-Word Meaning

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𑌮𑌨𑍍𑌮𑌨𑌾𑌃🔊mat-manāḥthinking of me
𑌭𑌵🔊bhavabe
𑌮𑌦𑍍𑌭𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌃🔊mat-bhaktaḥmy devotee
𑌮𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌜𑍀🔊mat-yājīworship me
𑌮𑌾𑌮𑍍🔊māmto me
𑌨𑌮𑌸𑍍𑌕𑍁𑌰𑍁🔊namaskuruoffer obeisance
𑌮𑌾𑌮𑍍🔊māmto me
𑌏𑌵🔊evacertainly
𑌏𑌷𑍍𑌯𑌸𑌿🔊eṣhyasiyou will come
𑌸𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌮𑍍🔊satyamtruly
𑌤𑍇🔊teto you
𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌤𑌿𑌜𑌾𑌨𑍇🔊pratijāneI promise
𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯𑌃🔊priyaḥdear
𑌅𑌸𑌿🔊asiyou are
𑌮𑍇🔊meto me

Benefits of Chanting श्रीमद्भगवद्गीता १८.६५ — मन्मना भव मद्भक्तो

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Provides a complete fourfold formula for devotion — remember, love, worship, bow

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Carries Krishna's direct personal promise of liberation

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Assures the devotee of God's love: 'you are dear to Me'

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Brings comfort, confidence and security on the spiritual path

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Simple enough for anyone to practise, yet the essence of all yoga

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Cultivates constant remembrance of and surrender to the Lord

How to Chant श्रीमद्भगवद्गीता १८.६५ — मन्मना भव मद्भक्तो

Repetitions108times
Best TimeDaily, during morning or evening prayer and meditation; ideal as a constant remembrance throughout the day

Recite the verse with feeling and put its fourfold instruction into practice: keep the mind on Krishna, cultivate loving devotion, offer your worship or actions to Him, and bow in humility. Dwell on His promise and His words 'you are dear to Me'. This is one of the finest verses for daily japa; chant it 108 times on a mala, allowing its assurance to dissolve fear and deepen surrender.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page shows the complete श्रीमद्भगवद्गीता १८.६५ — मन्मना भव मद्भक्तो written in the Grantha script — the same Sanskrit/Hindi verses, transliterated character-by-character so you can read and chant comfortably. Tap any line (or the ▶ button) to hear it recited aloud.
Yes — only the script changes; the words and their meaning are the original. The verse-by-verse meaning, benefits and how-to-chant guidance on this page apply exactly the same.
Krishna gives four directives: (1) man-mana — fix your mind on Me; (2) mad-bhakta — be My devotee; (3) mad-yaji — worship Me; (4) mam namaskuru — bow down to Me. Following these, He promises, the devotee will surely come to Him.
The first line is almost identical to verse 9.34. Krishna repeats this fourfold instruction here in the concluding chapter, strengthening it with a solemn personal promise ("truly I promise you") and the affectionate assurance "you are dear to Me", giving it special weight as a final counsel.
These intimate words reveal that the relationship between God and devotee is one of mutual love. Krishna assures Arjuna — and through him every sincere seeker — that the devotee is cherished by the Lord, making the promise of union deeply personal and reassuring.
Many regard 18.65 (together with 18.66) as among the crowning instructions of the Gita. It distils the whole path of devotion into four simple practices sealed by the Lord's own promise, making it a complete guide for the devotee.

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