Gita/Chapter 18/Verse 65
Freedom & Renunciation · 18.65

Thinking of me: Renunciation and Surrender

मन्मना भव मद्भक्तो मद्याजी मां नमस्कुरु।मामेवैष्यसि सत्यं ते प्रतिजाने प्रियोऽसि मे॥ १८.६५ ॥
man-manā bhava mad-bhakto mad-yājī māṁ namaskuru mām evaiṣhyasi satyaṁ te pratijāne priyo ‘si me
Translation

Dedicate yourself to Me, worship Me, sacrifice all for Me, prostrate yourself before Me, and you will surely come to Me. I truly pledge to you; you are My beloved.

Shri Purohit Swami (1935), public domain

Meaning

This draft lesson introduces Bhagavad Gita 18.65 through stronger key ideas from the verse: thinking of me, offer obeisance, you will come. In the context of Renunciation and Surrender, learners connect Sanskrit vocabulary to the verse's teaching before applying it to daily choices. Review this draft before publication.

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