Word meanings
- mahā-ātmānaḥ
- the great souls
- tu
- but
- mām
- me
- pārtha
- Arjun, the son of Pritha
- daivīm prakṛtim
- divine energy
- āśritāḥ
- take shelter of
- bhajanti
- engage in devotion
- ananya-manasaḥ
- with mind fixed exclusively
- jñātvā
- knowing
- bhūta
- all creation
- ādim
- the origin
- avyayam
- imperishable
Translations
But the great souls, O Arjuna, partaking of My divine nature, worship Me with a single-minded devotion, knowing Me as the imperishable source of all beings.
But the great souls, O Arjuna! Filled with my divine spirit, they worship me, fix their minds on me alone, for they know that I am the imperishable source of being.
O son of Prtha, the noble ones, being possessed of divine nature, surely adore Me with single-mindedness, knowing Me to be the immutable source of all objects.
परन्तु हे पृथानन्दन ! दैवी प्रकृतिके आश्रित अनन्यमनवाले महात्मालोग मुझे सम्पूर्ण प्राणियोंका आदि और अविनाशी समझकर मेरा भजन करते हैं।Commentary
Jnatva Bhutadimavyayam There is another interpretation -- knowing Me to be the source or the origin of beings and imperishable. Daivim Prakritim Divine or Sattvic nature. Those who are endowed with divine nature, and who possess selfrestraint, mercy, faith, purity, etc. Mahatmanah Or, the highsouled ones are those whose pure minds have been made by Me, as My special abode. I dwell in the pure minds of the highsouled ones. They have sincere devotion to Me. Those who possess divine Sattvic nature, who are endowed with a pure mind, and who have knowledge of the Self are Mahatmas.
Bhutas All living beings, as well as the five elements.