Shloka 14

Viśvarūpa-darśana (The Vision of the Universal Form) — महायोगेश्वरस्य विश्वरूपदर्शनम्

Devanagari script

सततंः कीर्तयन्तो मां यतन्तश्नः दृढव्रता:+ । नमस्यन्तश्न मां भक्‍्त्या नित्ययुक्ताईं उपासते

Transliteration

satataṁ kīrtayanto māṁ yatantaś ca dṛḍha-vratāḥ | namasyantaś ca māṁ bhaktyā nitya-yuktā upāsate ||

Translation

దృఢనిశ్చయముగల ఆ భక్తులు నిరంతరం నా నామమును, గుణములను కీర్తిస్తూ; నన్ను పొందుటకు యత్నిస్తూ; భక్తితో మళ్లీ మళ్లీ నాకు నమస్కరిస్తూ; నిత్యయోగయుక్తులై అనన్యప్రేమతో నన్ను ఉపాసిస్తారు.

Word by Word

• सततम्: constantly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सतत
• Form: Avyaya (adverb)

• कीर्तयन्तः: praising/chanting (glorifying)
• कीर्तयन्तः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: कीर्तय् (√कीर्त् caus.)
• Form: Present active participle, nominative masculine plural

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: Accusative singular (1st person pronoun)

• यतन्तः: striving/endeavoring
• यतन्तः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: यत् (√यत्)
• Form: Present middle participle, nominative masculine plural

• दृढव्रताः: firm-vowed, steadfast
• दृढव्रताः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दृढव्रत
• Form: Nominative masculine plural

• नमस्यन्तः: bowing/saluting
• नमस्यन्तः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: नमस्य् (denom. from नमस्)
• Form: Present active participle, nominative masculine plural

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: Accusative singular (1st person pronoun)

• भक्त्या: with devotion
• भक्त्या: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ति
• Form: Instrumental singular feminine

• नित्ययुक्ताः: ever-steadfast/always engaged (in yoga/meditation)
• नित्ययुक्ताः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नित्ययुक्त
• Form: Nominative masculine plural

• उपासते: they worship/attend upon
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप-आस् (√आस्)
• Form: Present tense, 3rd person plural, Ātmanepada

Speaker

अजुन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Arjuna
• Krishna (as 'mām', the Lord addressed)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

True devotion is not occasional sentiment but sustained practice: constant remembrance and praise, sincere effort toward realization, humble reverence, and steady inner absorption—together forming a disciplined, unwavering bhakti.

What is happening in the narrative?

In the midst of the Kurukṣetra setting, the discourse turns to the marks of devoted worshippers: Krishna describes how steadfast devotees relate to him—through continual glorification, effort, repeated salutations, and constant meditative engagement.