Bhagavad Gītā · Chapter 10, Verse 9
मच्चित्ता मद्गतप्राणा बोधयन्तः परस्परम्।
कथयन्तश्च मां नित्यं तुष्यन्ति च रमन्ति च।।
कथयन्तश्च मां नित्यं तुष्यन्ति च रमन्ति च।।
mac-cittā mad-gata-prāṇā bodhayantaḥ parasparam
kathayantaś ca māṁ nityaṁ tuṣyanti ca ramanti ca
also searched as "mac-citta mad-gata-prana bodhayantah parasparam"
Translation
With their minds focused on Me, their pranas centered in Me, inspiring one another and always speaking of Me, they live in contentment and bliss at all times.
Vāṇi's rendering
My devotees, minds in me, lives poured into me, wake each other, speak of me endlessly — content, delighting.
Word by word
| Sanskrit & transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|
| मच्चित्ताःmac-cittā | with minds resting in me (mat + cittāḥ; the t becomes c before c) |
| मद्गतप्राणाःmad-gata-prāṇā | with their very breath, their life, gone into me |
| बोधयन्तःbodhayantaḥ | waking, kindling, bringing to understanding |
| परस्परम्parasparam | one another |
| कथयन्तःkathayantaḥ | telling, speaking of (final ḥ becomes ś before ca) |
| चca | and |
| माम्māṁ | me |
| नित्यम्nityaṁ | always, without break |
| तुष्यन्तिtuṣyanti | they are content, their thirst ends |
| चca | and |
| रमन्तिramanti | they delight, they take joy |
| चca | and |
Frequently asked
What does Bhagavad Gita Chapter 10 Verse 9 mean?
It describes what love of Krishna looks like from the outside: minds settled in him, life-breath given over, and people waking each other with endless talk of him. The result is not strain but tuṣṭi and rati — contentment and delight. Devotion here is shared, spoken, and warm, never a private austerity.
What does mac-citta mad-gata-prana bodhayantah parasparam mean?
Mind in me, life-breath poured into me, kindling one another. The first two words are inward, the third is outward. Krishna joins them in a single breath: what settles deepest in you does not stay silent. It turns toward the person beside you and lights something there.
Why does this verse emphasize devotees speaking to each other?
Because speech is how love keeps its shape. Bodhayantaḥ parasparam — they wake one another. Krishna is not prescribing sermons; he is describing what happens naturally when hearts are full. You strengthen what you say aloud, and the saying returns to you as gladness you did not manufacture.
What kind of happiness is promised in Bhagavad Gita 10.9?
Two words carry it: tuṣyanti, they are content — the thirst has stopped — and ramanti, they delight. Contentment without dullness, joy without craving. It is not a reward given later for devotion done now. It is the taste of the devotion itself, arriving while you are still speaking.
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Commentary
Every verb here is plural. Krishna is not describing a solitary sitter on a mountain; he is describing people talking to each other. Minds in him, breath poured into him — and then, immediately, waking one another, telling and retelling. Devotion in the Gītā is contagious before it is complete. What you love, you speak of; what you speak of, you strengthen; and the strengthening comes back to you as delight. Arjuna is being shown the company he could keep. Look at what fills your conversations when no one is asking anything of you. That is where your mind already lives.