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9.14 Always singing of me Krishna speaks

सततं कीर्तयन्तो मां यतन्तश्च दृढव्रताः
नमस्यन्तश्च मां भक्त्या नित्ययुक्ता उपासते

satataṁ kīrtayanto māṁ yatantaśh cha dṛiḍha-vratāḥ
namasyantaśh cha māṁ bhaktyā nitya-yuktā upāsate

Always singing of me, striving, firm in their resolve, bowing to me — they worship me with steadfast devotion.

Explanation

What that worship looks like, and it is ordinary.

Singing of him, striving, firm in resolve, bowing.

Four plain activities, all available to anyone, none of them requiring a teacher, a seat, or the breath drawn between the brows. The easy to practise of 9.2 is being cashed out here.

Word by word

satatam
always
kīrtayantaḥ
singing divine glories
mām
me
yatantaḥ
striving
cha
and
dṛiḍha-vratāḥ
with great determination
namasyantaḥ
humbly bowing down
cha
and
mām
me
bhaktyā
loving devotion
nitya-yuktāḥ
constantly united
upāsate
worship