Bhagavad Gītā · Chapter 8, Verse 7
तस्मात्सर्वेषु कालेषु मामनुस्मर युध्य च।
मय्यर्पितमनोबुद्धिर्मामेवैष्यस्यसंशयम्।।
मय्यर्पितमनोबुद्धिर्मामेवैष्यस्यसंशयम्।।
tasmāt sarveṣu kāleṣu mām anusmara yudhya ca
mayyarpita-mano-buddhir mām evaiṣyasyasanśayam
also searched as "tasmat sarveshu kaleshu mam anusmara yudhya cha"
Translation
Therefore, think of Me at all times and fight; there is no doubt that by dedicating your mind and intellect to Me, you will attain only Me.
Vāṇi's rendering
So remember me at all times, and fight. With mind and heart set on me, you will come to me.
Word by word
| Sanskrit & transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|
| तस्मात्tasmāt | therefore, for that reason |
| सर्वेषुsarveṣu | in all |
| कालेषुkāleṣu | times, at every hour |
| माम्mām | me |
| अनुस्मरanusmara | keep remembering, hold in mind continuously |
| युध्यyudhya | fight |
| चca | and — both together, not one instead of the other |
| मयिmayi | in me (sandhi: mayi + arpita becomes mayyarpita) |
| अर्पित-मनो-बुद्धिःarpita-mano-buddhiḥ | with mind and understanding laid down, offered, set |
| माम्mām | me |
| एवeva | only, none other (sandhi: eva + eṣyasi becomes evaiṣyasi) |
| एष्यसिeṣyasi | you will come, you will arrive |
| असंशयम्asaṃśayam | without doubt |
Frequently asked
What does Bhagavad Gita Chapter 8 Verse 7 mean?
It means remembrance is not an escape from work. Krishna tells Arjuna to hold him in mind at every hour and to fight — the same hands, the same battle, a different centre. With mind and understanding set on him, arrival is certain. The doing continues; what the doing rests on has changed.
What does tasmat sarveshu kaleshu mam anusmara yudhya cha teach?
That the two halves belong together. Anusmara — keep remembering; yudhya — fight. Krishna joins them with a single ca, and that small word carries the whole teaching. You are not asked to leave your field to find him. You are asked to stand on it differently.
How can I remember Krishna at all times when my day is full?
The verse does not ask for extra hours. It asks where the mind is laid down while the hours run. Arjuna's field was louder than any day of yours, and he was told to remember there. Begin with one recurring moment — the same door, the same commute — and let it widen.
Why does Krishna say there is no doubt about the outcome here?
Because asaṃśayam is not encouragement, it is description. What the mind rests on all day is what it grows into and eventually reaches. Krishna is not promising a reward for good behaviour. He is stating how attention works, and then telling you where to place yours.
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Commentary
Remember me and fight — both, in the same breath. Arjuna wanted one or the other: either withdraw into remembrance, or stay and fight. Krishna refuses the split. The bow keeps working; the mind is set elsewhere. This is harder than either alone, which is why he says at all times — not at the hour of death, not in a quiet room, but in the middle of the noise you are already in. Where mind and heart rest all day is where you will arrive. Not a reward for remembering. Remembering is already the arriving. So notice, at the desk, in the argument, what your mind is set on.