Word
mām
Used in 76 verses of the Bhagavad Gita.
How it is translated
- me (56)
- to me (13)
- unto me (6)
- in me (3)
- me (Lord Krishna) (1)
- me (Shree Krishna) (1)
- mine (1)
- about me (1)
Every verse
- 1.46यदि मामप्रतीकारमशस्त्रं शस्त्रपाणयः।yadi mām apratīkāram aśhastraṁ śhastra-pāṇayaḥIf the sons of Dhritarashtra, with weapons in hand, should slay me in battle, unresisting and unarmed, that would be better for me.Here: me
- 2.7कार्पण्यदोषोपहतस्वभावःkārpaṇya-doṣhopahata-svabhāvaḥMy heart is overpowered by the taint of pity; my mind is confused as to my duty. I ask Thee: Tell me decisively what is good for me. I am Thy disciple; instruct me, who…Here: me
- 3.1ज्यायसी चेत्कर्मणस्ते मता बुद्धिर्जनार्दन।jyāyasī chet karmaṇas te matā buddhir janārdanaArjuna said: If Thou thinkest that knowledge is superior to action, O Krishna, why then, O Kesava, doest Thou ask me to engage in this terrible action?Here: me
- 4.9जन्म कर्म च मे दिव्यमेवं यो वेत्ति तत्त्वतः।janma karma cha me divyam evaṁ yo vetti tattvataḥHe who thus knows, in their true light, My divine birth and actions, having abandoned the body, is not born again; he comes to Me, O Arjuna.Here: to me
- 4.10वीतरागभयक्रोधा मन्मया मामुपाश्रिताः।vīta-rāga-bhaya-krodhā man-mayā mām upāśhritāḥFreed from attachment, fear, and anger, absorbed in Me, taking refuge in Me, purified by the fire of knowledge, many have attained My Being.Here: in me
- 4.11ये यथा मां प्रपद्यन्ते तांस्तथैव भजाम्यहम्।ye yathā māṁ prapadyante tāns tathaiva bhajāmyahamIn whatever way men approach Me, even so do I reward them; My path do men tread in all ways, O Arjuna.Here: unto me
- 4.13चातुर्वर्ण्यं मया सृष्टं गुणकर्मविभागशः।chātur-varṇyaṁ mayā sṛiṣhṭaṁ guṇa-karma-vibhāgaśhaḥThe fourfold caste has been created by Me according to the differentiation of Guna and Karma; though I am the author of it, know Me as non-doer and immutable.Here: me
- 4.14न मां कर्माणि लिम्पन्ति न मे कर्मफले स्पृहा।na māṁ karmāṇi limpanti na me karma-phale spṛihāActions do not taint Me, nor do I have a desire for the fruit of actions. He who knows Me thus is not bound by actions.Here: me
- 5.29भोक्तारं यज्ञतपसां सर्वलोकमहेश्वरम्।bhoktāraṁ yajña-tapasāṁ sarva-loka-maheśhvaramHe who knows Me as the enjoyer of sacrifices and austerities, the great Lord of all the worlds, and the friend of all beings, attains peace.Here: me (Lord Krishna)
- 6.30यो मां पश्यति सर्वत्र सर्वं च मयि पश्यति।yo māṁ paśhyati sarvatra sarvaṁ cha mayi paśhyatiHe who sees Me everywhere and sees everything in Me, never becomes separated from Me, nor do I from him.Here: me
- 6.31सर्वभूतस्थितं यो मां भजत्येकत्वमास्थितः।sarva-bhūta-sthitaṁ yo māṁ bhajatyekatvam āsthitaḥHe who, being established in unity, worships Me, who dwells in all beings, that yogi abides in Me, whatever their mode of living may be.Here: me
- 6.47योगिनामपि सर्वेषां मद्गतेनान्तरात्मना।yoginām api sarveṣhāṁ mad-gatenāntar-ātmanāAnd among all the Yogis, he who, full of faith and with his inner self merged in Me, worships Me is deemed by Me to be the most devoted.Here: to me
- 7.1मय्यासक्तमनाः पार्थ योगं युञ्जन्मदाश्रयः।mayyāsakta-manāḥ pārtha yogaṁ yuñjan mad-āśhrayaḥThe Blessed Lord said, "O Arjuna, hear how you shall, without doubt, know Me fully, with your mind intent on Me, practicing Yoga and taking refuge in Me."Here: me
- 7.3मनुष्याणां सहस्रेषु कश्िचद्यतति सिद्धये।manuṣhyāṇāṁ sahasreṣhu kaśhchid yatati siddhayeAmong thousands of men, one may perchance strive for perfection; even among those successful strivers, only one may perchance know Me in essence.Here: me
- 7.10बीजं मां सर्वभूतानां विद्धि पार्थ सनातनम्।bījaṁ māṁ sarva-bhūtānāṁ viddhi pārtha sanātanamKnow Me, O Arjuna, as the eternal seed of all beings; I am the intelligence of the intelligent, and the splendour of the splendid objects.Here: me
- 7.13त्रिभिर्गुणमयैर्भावैरेभिः सर्वमिदं जगत्।tribhir guṇa-mayair bhāvair ebhiḥ sarvam idaṁ jagatDeluded by these Natures, composed of the three qualities of Nature, all this world does not know Me as distinct from them and immutable.Here: me
- 7.14दैवी ह्येषा गुणमयी मम माया दुरत्यया।daivī hyeṣhā guṇa-mayī mama māyā duratyayāVerily, this divine illusion of Mine, composed of the three qualities, is difficult to cross over; those who take refuge in Me alone, can cross over this illusion.Here: unto me
- 7.15न मां दुष्कृतिनो मूढाः प्रपद्यन्ते नराधमाः।na māṁ duṣhkṛitino mūḍhāḥ prapadyante narādhamāḥThe evil-doers and the deluded, who are the lowest of men, do not seek Me; those whose knowledge is destroyed by illusion follow the ways of demons.Here: unto me
- 7.16चतुर्विधा भजन्ते मां जनाः सुकृतिनोऽर्जुन।chatur-vidhā bhajante māṁ janāḥ sukṛitino ’rjunaFour kinds of virtuous men worship Me, O Arjuna, and they are the distressed, the seekers of knowledge, the seekers of wealth, and the wise, O Lord of the Bharatas.Here: me
- 7.18उदाराः सर्व एवैते ज्ञानी त्वात्मैव मे मतम्।udārāḥ sarva evaite jñānī tvātmaiva me matamIndeed, all these are noble; however, I consider the wise man as My very Self; for, he is steadfast in mind and established in Me alone as the supreme goal.Here: in me
- 7.19बहूनां जन्मनामन्ते ज्ञानवान्मां प्रपद्यते।bahūnāṁ janmanām ante jñānavān māṁ prapadyateAt the end of many births, the wise man comes to Me, realizing that all this is Vaasudeva (the innermost Self); such a great soul (Mahatma) is very hard to find.Here: unto me
- 7.23अन्तवत्तु फलं तेषां तद्भवत्यल्पमेधसाम्।antavat tu phalaṁ teṣhāṁ tad bhavatyalpa-medhasāmVerily, the reward (fruit) that accrues to those men of small intelligence is finite. The worshippers of the gods go to them, whereas My devotees come to Me.Here: to me
- 7.24अव्यक्तं व्यक्ितमापन्नं मन्यन्ते मामबुद्धयः।avyaktaṁ vyaktim āpannaṁ manyante mām abuddhayaḥThe foolish think of Me, the Unmanifest, as having manifestation, not knowing My higher, immutable, and most excellent nature.Here: me
- 7.25नाहं प्रकाशः सर्वस्य योगमायासमावृतः।nāhaṁ prakāśhaḥ sarvasya yoga-māyā-samāvṛitaḥI am not manifest to all, veiled as I am by the Yoga-Maya. This deluded world does not know Me, who am unborn and imperishable.Here: me
- 7.26वेदाहं समतीतानि वर्तमानानि चार्जुन।vedāhaṁ samatītāni vartamānāni chārjunaI know, O Arjuna, the beings of the past, the present, and the future; however, no one knows Me.Here: me
- 7.29जरामरणमोक्षाय मामाश्रित्य यतन्ति ये।jarā-maraṇa-mokṣhāya mām āśhritya yatanti yeThose who strive for liberation from old age and death, taking refuge in Me, realize in full that Brahman, the whole knowledge of the Self, and all action.Here: me
- 7.30साधिभूताधिदैवं मां साधियज्ञं च ये विदुः।sādhibhūtādhidaivaṁ māṁ sādhiyajñaṁ cha ye viduḥThose who know Me with the Adhibhuta (pertaining to the elements), Adhidaiva (pertaining to the gods), and the Adhiyajna (pertaining to the sacrifice) know Me even at…Here: me
- 8.5अन्तकाले च मामेव स्मरन्मुक्त्वा कलेवरम्।anta-kāle cha mām eva smaran muktvā kalevaramAnd whoever, leaving their body, goes forth remembering Me alone at the time of death, they will attain My Being; there is no doubt about this.Here: me
- 8.7तस्मात्सर्वेषु कालेषु मामनुस्मर युध्य च।tasmāt sarveṣhu kāleṣhu mām anusmara yudhya chaTherefore, at all times, remember Me only and fight. With your mind and intellect fixed on Me, you will undoubtedly come to Me alone.Here: me
- 8.13ओमित्येकाक्षरं ब्रह्म व्याहरन्मामनुस्मरन्।oṁ ityekākṣharaṁ brahma vyāharan mām anusmaranUttering the one-syllabled Om, the Brahman, and remembering Me, he who departs, leaving the body, attains the Supreme Goal.Here: me (Shree Krishna)
- 8.14अनन्यचेताः सततं यो मां स्मरति नित्यशः।ananya-chetāḥ satataṁ yo māṁ smarati nityaśhaḥI am easily attainable by that ever-steadfast yogi who constantly and daily remembers me for a long time, not thinking of anything else with a single-minded or…Here: me
- 8.15मामुपेत्य पुनर्जन्म दुःखालयमशाश्वतम्।mām upetya punar janma duḥkhālayam aśhāśhvatamHaving attained Me, these great souls do not take birth again here—a place of pain and impermanence—but have reached the highest perfection of liberation.Here: me
- 8.16आब्रह्मभुवनाल्लोकाः पुनरावर्तिनोऽर्जुन।ā-brahma-bhuvanāl lokāḥ punar āvartino ’rjunaAll the worlds, including the world of Brahma, are subject to return again, O Arjuna; but he who reaches Me, O son of Kunti, has no rebirth.Here: mine
- 9.3अश्रद्दधानाः पुरुषा धर्मस्यास्य परन्तप।aśhraddadhānāḥ puruṣhā dharmasyāsya parantapaThose who have no faith in this Dharma, O Parantapa, return to the path of this world without attaining Me.Here: me
- 9.9न च मां तानि कर्माणि निबध्नन्ति धनञ्जय।na cha māṁ tāni karmāṇi nibadhnanti dhanañjayaThese acts do not bind Me, O Arjuna, sitting as one indifferent, unattached to those acts.Here: me
- 9.11अवजानन्ति मां मूढा मानुषीं तनुमाश्रितम्।avajānanti māṁ mūḍhā mānuṣhīṁ tanum āśhritamFools disregard Me, clad in human form, not knowing My higher Being as the great Lord of all beings.Here: me
- 9.13महात्मानस्तु मां पार्थ दैवीं प्रकृतिमाश्रिताः।mahātmānas tu māṁ pārtha daivīṁ prakṛitim āśhritāḥBut 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.Here: me
- 9.14सततं कीर्तयन्तो मां यतन्तश्च दृढव्रताः।satataṁ kīrtayanto māṁ yatantaśh cha dṛiḍha-vratāḥAlways glorifying Me, striving, firm in their vows, prostrating themselves before Me, they worship Me with steadfast devotion.Here: me
- 9.15ज्ञानयज्ञेन चाप्यन्ये यजन्तो मामुपासते।jñāna-yajñena chāpyanye yajanto mām upāsateOthers also, sacrificing with the wisdom-sacrifice, worship Me, the All-Faced, as one, distinct, and manifold.Here: me
- 9.20त्रैविद्या मां सोमपाः पूतपापाtrai-vidyā māṁ soma-pāḥ pūta-pāpāThe knowers of the three Vedas, the drinkers of Soma, purified of all sins, worshipping Me through sacrifices, pray for the way to heaven; they reach the holy world of…Here: me
- 9.22अनन्याश्चिन्तयन्तो मां ये जनाः पर्युपासते।ananyāśh chintayanto māṁ ye janāḥ paryupāsateFor those men who worship Me alone, thinking of no one else, for those ever-united, I secure what they have not already possessed and preserve what they already possess.Here: me
- 9.23येऽप्यन्यदेवता भक्ता यजन्ते श्रद्धयाऽन्विताः।ye ’pyanya-devatā-bhaktā yajante śhraddhayānvitāḥEven those devotees who, endowed with faith, worship other gods, worship Me alone, O Arjuna, but by the wrong method.Here: me
- 9.24अहं हि सर्वयज्ञानां भोक्ता च प्रभुरेव च।ahaṁ hi sarva-yajñānāṁ bhoktā cha prabhureva chaFor I alone am the enjoyer and Lord of all sacrifices; but they do not know Me in reality, and thus they return to this mortal world.Here: me
- 9.25यान्ति देवव्रता देवान् पितृ़न्यान्ति पितृव्रताः।yānti deva-vratā devān pitṝīn yānti pitṛi-vratāḥThe worshippers of the gods go to them; the ancestor-worshippers go to the manes; the worshippers of the deities who preside over the elements go to them; but My…Here: to me
- 9.28शुभाशुभफलैरेवं मोक्ष्यसे कर्मबन्धनैः।śhubhāśhubha-phalair evaṁ mokṣhyase karma-bandhanaiḥThus, you shall be freed from the bonds of actions yielding good and evil fruits; with the mind steadfast in the Yoga of renunciation, and liberated, you shall come to…Here: to me
- 9.29समोऽहं सर्वभूतेषु न मे द्वेष्योऽस्ति न प्रियः।samo ’haṁ sarva-bhūteṣhu na me dveṣhyo ’sti na priyaḥI am the same to all beings; there is none hateful or dear to Me; but those who worship Me with devotion are in Me, and I am also in them.Here: me
- 9.30अपि चेत्सुदुराचारो भजते मामनन्यभाक्।api chet su-durāchāro bhajate mām ananya-bhākEven if the most sinful worships Me, with devotion to no one else, he should indeed be regarded as righteous, for he has rightly resolved.Here: me
- 9.32मां हि पार्थ व्यपाश्रित्य येऽपि स्युः पापयोनयः।māṁ hi pārtha vyapāśhritya ye ’pi syuḥ pāpa-yonayaḥFor, taking refuge in Me, they who, O Arjuna, may be of a sinful birth—women, Vaisyas, and Sudras—attain the Supreme Goal.Here: in me
- 9.33किं पुनर्ब्राह्मणाः पुण्या भक्ता राजर्षयस्तथा।kiṁ punar brāhmaṇāḥ puṇyā bhaktā rājarṣhayas tathāHow much more easily, then, do Brahmins and devoted royal saints attain the goal? Having come to this impermanent and unhappy world, do thou worship Me.Here: unto me
- 9.34मन्मना भव मद्भक्तो मद्याजी मां नमस्कुरु।man-manā bhava mad-bhakto mad-yājī māṁ namaskuruFix your mind on Me; be devoted to Me; sacrifice to Me; bow down to Me; having thus united your whole self to Me, taking Me as the supreme goal, you will come to Me.Here: to me
- 10.3यो मामजमनादिं च वेत्ति लोकमहेश्वरम्।yo māmajam anādiṁ cha vetti loka-maheśhvaramHe who knows Me as unborn and beginningless, as the great Lord of the worlds, he among mortals is undeluded and is liberated from all sins.Here: me
- 10.8अहं सर्वस्य प्रभवो मत्तः सर्वं प्रवर्तते।ahaṁ sarvasya prabhavo mattaḥ sarvaṁ pravartateI am the source of all; from me everything evolves; Understanding this, the wise, endowed with meditation, worship me.Here: me
- 10.9मच्चित्ता मद्गतप्राणा बोधयन्तः परस्परम्।mach-chittā mad-gata-prāṇā bodhayantaḥ parasparamWith their minds and lives wholly absorbed in Me, they enlighten each other and ever speak of Me, being satisfied and delighted.Here: about me
- 10.10तेषां सततयुक्तानां भजतां प्रीतिपूर्वकम्।teṣhāṁ satata-yuktānāṁ bhajatāṁ prīti-pūrvakamTo those who are ever steadfast, worshipping me with love, I give the yoga of discrimination, by which they come to me.Here: to me
- 10.14सर्वमेतदृतं मन्ये यन्मां वदसि केशव।sarvam etad ṛitaṁ manye yan māṁ vadasi keśhavaI believe all that You have said to me to be true, O Krishna; indeed, O blessed Lord! Neither the gods nor the demons know Your manifestation (origin).Here: me
- 10.24पुरोधसां च मुख्यं मां विद्धि पार्थ बृहस्पतिम्।purodhasāṁ cha mukhyaṁ māṁ viddhi pārtha bṛihaspatimAnd, among the household priests of kings, O Arjuna, know Me to be the chief, Brihaspati; among the army generals, I am Skanda; among lakes, I am the ocean.Here: me
- 10.27उच्चैःश्रवसमश्वानां विद्धि माममृतोद्भवम्।uchchaiḥśhravasam aśhvānāṁ viddhi mām amṛitodbhavamKnow Me as Ucchaisravas, born of nectar, among horses; Airavata among lordly elephants; and the king among men.Here: me
- 11.8न तु मां शक्यसे द्रष्टुमनेनैव स्वचक्षुषा।na tu māṁ śhakyase draṣhṭum anenaiva sva-chakṣhuṣhāBut you are not able to behold Me with these your own eyes; I give you the divine eye; behold My lordly Yoga.Here: me
- 11.53नाहं वेदैर्न तपसा न दानेन न चेज्यया।nāhaṁ vedair na tapasā na dānena na chejyayāNeither by the Vedas, nor by austerity, nor by gift, nor by sacrifice can I be seen in this form as thou hast seen Me so easily.Here: me
- 11.55मत्कर्मकृन्मत्परमो मद्भक्तः सङ्गवर्जितः।mat-karma-kṛin mat-paramo mad-bhaktaḥ saṅga-varjitaḥHe who does all actions for Me, who regards Me as the Supreme, who is devoted to Me, who is free from attachment, who bears no enmity towards any creature, he comes to…Here: to me
- 12.2श्री भगवानुवाचमय्यावेश्य मनो ये मां नित्ययुक्ता उपासते।śhrī-bhagavān uvāchaThe Blessed Lord said, "In My opinion, those who fix their minds on Me, worship Me ever steadfastly, and are endowed with supreme faith, are the best in Yoga."Here: me
- 12.3ये त्वक्षरमनिर्देश्यमव्यक्तं पर्युपासते।ye tv akṣharam anirdeśhyam avyaktaṁ paryupāsateThose who worship the imperishable, the indefinable, the unmanifest, the omnipresent, the unthinkable, the immovable, and the eternal.Here: me
- 12.4संनियम्येन्द्रियग्रामं सर्वत्र समबुद्धयः।sanniyamyendriya-grāmaṁ sarvatra sama-buddhayaḥ te prāpnuvanti mām eva sarva-bhūta-hite ratāḥHaving restrained all the senses, being even-minded everywhere, and intent on the welfare of all beings, they verily come unto Me.Here: unto Me
- 12.6ये तु सर्वाणि कर्माणि मयि संन्यस्य मत्पराः।ye tu sarvāṇi karmāṇi mayi sannyasya mat-paraḥBut to those who worship Me, renouncing all actions in Me, regarding Me as the supreme goal, meditating on Me with single-minded yoga.Here: me
- 12.9अथ चित्तं समाधातुं न शक्नोषि मयि स्थिरम्।atha chittaṁ samādhātuṁ na śhaknoṣhi mayi sthiramIf you are unable to fix your mind steadily on Me, then seek to reach Me through the yoga of constant practice, O Arjuna.Here: me
- 13.3क्षेत्रज्ञं चापि मां विद्धि सर्वक्षेत्रेषु भारत।kṣhetra-jñaṁ chāpi māṁ viddhi sarva-kṣhetreṣhu bhārataDo thou also know Me as the knower of the field in all fields, O Arjuna. Knowledge of both the field and the knower of the field is considered by Me to be the knowledge.Here: me
- 14.26मां च योऽव्यभिचारेण भक्ितयोगेन सेवते।māṁ cha yo ’vyabhichāreṇa bhakti-yogena sevateAnd he who serves Me with unwavering devotion, he, crossing beyond the dualities, is fit for becoming Brahman.Here: me
- 15.19यो मामेवमसम्मूढो जानाति पुरुषोत्तमम्।yo mām evam asammūḍho jānāti puruṣhottamamHe who, undeluded, knows Me as the highest Purusha, he, knowing all, worships Me with his whole being (heart), O Arjuna.Here: me
- 16.18अहङ्कारं बलं दर्पं कामं क्रोधं च संश्रिताः।ahankāraṁ balaṁ darpaṁ kāmaṁ krodhaṁ cha sanśhritāḥGiven over to egoism, power, haughtiness, lust, and anger, these malicious people hate Me in their own bodies and in the bodies of others.Here: me
- 16.20असुरीं योनिमापन्ना मूढा जन्मनि जन्मनि।āsurīṁ yonim āpannā mūḍhā janmani janmaniEntering into demoniacal wombs and deluded, birth after birth, they do not attain Me, thus falling, O Arjuna, into a condition still lower than that.Here: me
- 17.6कर्षयन्तः शरीरस्थं भूतग्राममचेतसः।karṣhayantaḥ śharīra-sthaṁ bhūta-grāmam achetasaḥKnow thou these to be of demonical resolves, senselessly torturing all the elements in the body and Me who dwell in the body.Here: me
- 18.55भक्त्या मामभिजानाति यावान्यश्चास्मि तत्त्वतः।bhaktyā mām abhijānāti yāvān yaśh chāsmi tattvataḥBy devotion, he knows Me in truth, who and what I am; then, having known Me in truth, he immediately enters into the Supreme.Here: me
- 18.65मन्मना भव मद्भक्तो मद्याजी मां नमस्कुरु।man-manā bhava mad-bhakto mad-yājī māṁ namaskuruFix your mind on Me, be devoted to Me, sacrifice to Me, bow down to Me. You will come to Me; I truly promise you this, for you are dear to Me.Here: to me
- 18.66सर्वधर्मान्परित्यज्य मामेकं शरणं व्रज।sarva-dharmān parityajya mām ekaṁ śharaṇaṁ vrajaAbandon all duties and take refuge in Me alone; I will liberate you from all sins; do not grieve.Here: unto me
- 18.67इदं ते नातपस्काय नाभक्ताय कदाचन।idaṁ te nātapaskyāya nābhaktāya kadāchanaNever speak this to one who is devoid of austerities or devotion, who does not render service, who does not desire to listen, or who cavils at Me.Here: toward me
- 18.68य इमं परमं गुह्यं मद्भक्तेष्वभिधास्यति।ya idaṁ paramaṁ guhyaṁ mad-bhakteṣhv abhidhāsyatiHe who, with supreme devotion to Me, teaches this supreme secret to My devotees, shall undoubtedly come to Me.Here: to me