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सततं कीर्तयन्तो मां यतन्तश्च दृढव्रताः। नमस्यन्तश्च मां भक्त्या नित्ययुक्ता उपासते।।9.14।।

satataṁ kīrtayanto māṁ yatantaśh cha dṛiḍha-vratāḥ namasyantaśh cha māṁ bhaktyā nitya-yuktā upāsate

Sanskrit Chant Recitation
Chapter 9, Verse 14
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Sanskrit to English Translation

Translator:
Always glorifying Me, striving, firm in their vows, prostrating themselves before Me, they worship Me with steadfast devotion.

A Reading - Rantideb

Why: always glorifying Krishna, striving with firm resolve, bowing down with devotion, ever disciplined, they worship him with constant devotion, describing sustained, effortful practice as the natural expression of this correct recognition.

In life: once you genuinely recognize something's real worth, sustained effort toward it tends to follow naturally, rather than needing to be forced through willpower alone.

Teaching: if you're currently struggling to sustain effort toward something, check whether you've actually recognized its full worth yet, sometimes the missing piece is recognition, not willpower.

satatamalways
kīrtayantaḥsinging divine glories
māmme
yatantaḥstriving
chaand
dṛiḍha-vratāḥwith great determination
namasyantaḥhumbly bowing down
chaand
māmme
bhaktyāloving devotion
nitya-yuktāḥconstantly united
upāsateworship

Deep Classical Commentary (Bhashya)

Author:
9.14 सततम् always? कीर्तयन्तः glorifying? माम् Me? यतन्तः striving? च and? दृढव्रताः firm in vows? नमस्यन्तः prostrating? च and? माम् Me? भक्त्या with devotion? नित्ययुक्ताः always steadfast? उपासते worship.Commentary These great souls sing My glory. They do Japa (repetition) of Pranava (Om). They study and recite the Upanishads. They hear the Srutis (the Vedas) from their spiritual preceptor? reflect and meditate on the attributeless Absolute (Nirguna Brahman). They cultivate the Sattvic virtues such as patience? mercy? cosmic love? tolerance? forbearance? truthfulness? purity? etc. They control the senses and steady the mind. They are firm in their vows of nonviolence? truthfulness and purity in thought? word and deed. They worship Me with great faith and devotion as the inner Self hidden in their heart. As a neophyte cannot see God face to face? he will have to worship his Guru (spiritual preceptor) firt and regard him as God or Brahman Himself.