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Man-mana Bhava Mad-bhakto (Bhagavad Gita 9.34)

मन्मना भव मद्भक्तो in English · English

🕉️ hindu·📿 11× repetitions·🕐 Morning and evening during worship or daily prayer; before or after meditation·📜 Bhagavad Gita Chapter 9, Verse 34

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हिन्दी / देवनागरी తెలుగు தமிழ்ಕನ್ನಡ മലയാളം ગુજરાતી বাংলা ଓଡ଼ିଆ ਪੰਜਾਬੀEnglishසිංහල 𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥

✦ Meaning

Bhagavad Gita Chapter 9, Verse 34 is the beautiful concluding verse of the chapter on the Royal Knowledge and Royal Secret (Raja Vidya Raja Guhya Yoga). In it, Lord Krishna gives the complete formula of devotion: fix the mind on Him, be His devotee, worship Him, and bow to Him. Whoever thus unites their whole being with Krishna, making Him the supreme goal, will surely attain Him. The same fourfold teaching is repeated almost verbatim in the Gita's final instruction (18.65), underscoring its central importance.

Origin & Story

Bhagavad Gita Chapter 9, Verse 34 · Spoken by Lord Krishna to Arjuna; recorded by Sage Veda Vyasa in the Mahabharata (Bhishma Parva) · Ancient (part of the Mahabharata, traditionally dated to the Dvapara Yuga)

The ninth chapter of the Gita, Raja Vidya Raja Guhya Yoga, is called the Yoga of the Kingly Science and Kingly Secret, for it reveals the most confidential knowledge of devotion to the Supreme. After describing His glory and the ease of the path of loving worship, Krishna concludes the chapter with this verse — a complete and tender summary of bhakti. It is regarded as one of the clearest distillations of the devotional path in all of scripture.

✦ As told in scripture

Devotees who have made this verse the rule of their life — thinking of the Lord, worshipping Him, and surrendering to Him — are said to have crossed beyond sorrow and the fear of death, their minds becoming one with the divine consciousness. Tradition holds that whoever sincerely lives by this single verse needs no other means to reach the Lord.

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The Mantra

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man-manā bhava mad-bhakto mad-yājī māṁ namaskuru mām evaiṣhyasi yuktvaivam ātmānaṁ mat-parāyaṇaḥ

Meaning:Fix your mind on Me, be devoted to Me, worship Me, and offer your obeisances to Me. Having thus united your whole self with Me, and taking Me as your supreme goal, you shall surely come to Me.

Word-by-Word Meaning

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mat-manāḥ🔊one whose mind is fixed on Me; always thinking of Me

bhava🔊be, become

mad-bhaktaḥ🔊My devotee

mad-yājī🔊My worshipper; one who offers worship to Me

mām🔊to Me

namaskuru🔊offer obeisances, bow down

mām eva🔊to Me alone, certainly to Me

eṣhyasi🔊you shall come, you will attain

yuktvā🔊having united, having absorbed

evam🔊thus, in this way

ātmānam🔊your self (mind and body)

mat-parāyaṇaḥ🔊having Me as the supreme goal; wholly devoted to Me

Benefits of Chanting मन्मना भव मद्भक्तो

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Gives the complete and simple formula for the path of devotion (bhakti)

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Fixes the wandering mind upon the Lord, bringing focus and inner peace

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Assures the devotee of attaining Krishna through loving surrender

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Transforms ordinary actions of life into worship when offered to the Divine

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Cultivates wholehearted surrender (mat-parayana) and freedom from anxiety

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Recited as a daily affirmation of devotion and remembrance of the Lord

How to Chant मन्मना भव मद्भक्तो

Repetitions11times

Best TimeMorning and evening during worship or daily prayer; before or after meditation

Recite this verse in Sanskrit as a heartfelt offering, dwelling on each of its four instructions — to fix the mind on the Lord, to be His devotee, to worship Him, and to bow to Him. It may be chanted 3, 11, or 21 times. As a complete summary of bhakti, it is ideal as a daily prayer of surrender and is often recited at the close of worship.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page shows the complete मन्मना भव मद्भक्तो written in the English 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.

It means 'Fix your mind on Me, be My devotee, worship Me, and bow down to Me; thus uniting yourself with Me and making Me your supreme goal, you will come to Me.' It is Krishna's complete teaching on devotion in Bhagavad Gita 9.34.

This same fourfold instruction appears again, almost word for word, in Bhagavad Gita 18.65 near the very end of the dialogue. Krishna repeats it to emphasize that loving devotion and surrender to Him is the essence and culmination of the entire Gita's teaching.

Krishna gives four steps of devotion: (1) man-mana — fix the mind on Him; (2) mad-bhakta — become His devotee; (3) mad-yaji — worship Him; and (4) mam namaskuru — bow down to Him. Practicing these with Him as the supreme goal leads the devotee to attain Him.

Mat-parayana means 'having Me as the supreme goal' or being wholly dependent on and dedicated to the Lord. It describes a devotee who has made Krishna the single highest aim of life, surrendering completely to Him.