Bhagavad Gita Chapter 12, Verse 8

Quick answer

Bhagavad Gita Chapter 12, Verse 8 (12.8) means: So fix your mind on me and rest your understanding in me. Then you will live in me alone, beyond all doubt.

Sanskrit

मय्येव मन आधत्स्व मयि बुद्धिं निवेशय।निवसिष्यसि मय्येव अत ऊर्ध्वं न संशयः।।12.8।।

Transliteration

mayy eva mana ādhatsva mayi buddhiṁ niveśhaya nivasiṣhyasi mayy eva ata ūrdhvaṁ na sanśhayaḥ

Translation

So fix your mind on me and rest your understanding in me. Then you will live in me alone, beyond all doubt.

Hindi

इसलिए अपना मन मुझमें लगाओ और अपनी बुद्धि मुझमें टिकाओ। फिर तुम केवल मुझमें ही रहोगे, इसमें कोई संशय नहीं।

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What is the meaning of Bhagavad Gita Chapter 12, Verse 8?

So fix your mind on me and rest your understanding in me. Then you will live in me alone, beyond all doubt.

Which chapter is verse 12.8 from?

It is verse 8 of Chapter 12 of the Bhagavad Gita, which has 20 verses in total.

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