Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 9, Verse 14

Sanskrit Verse

सततं कीर्तयन्तो मां यतन्तश्च दृढव्रताः।

नमस्यन्तश्च मां भक्त्या नित्ययुक्ता उपासते।।9.14।।

Transliteration

satataṁ kīrtayanto māṁ yatantaśh cha dṛiḍha-vratāḥ

namasyantaśh cha māṁ bhaktyā nitya-yuktā upāsate

Word meanings

satatam—always; kīrtayantaḥ—singing divine glories; mām—me; yatantaḥ—striving; cha—and; dṛiḍha-vratāḥ—with great determination; namasyantaḥ—humbly bowing down; cha—and; mām—me; bhaktyā—loving devotion; nitya-yuktāḥ—constantly united; upāsate—worship

Swami Sivananda's translation

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

Chapter link: Gita Chapter 9