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Bhagavad Gītā 3.31: Follow with trust
ये मे मतमिदं नित्यमनुतिष्ठन्ति मानवाः ।
श्रद्धावन्तोऽनसूयन्तो मुच्यन्ते तेऽपि कर्मभिः ॥
ye me matamidaṃ nityamanutiṣṭhanti mānavāḥ
śraddhāvanto'nasūyanto mucyante te'pi karmabhiḥ
Recitation: NehalDaveND (Wikimedia Commons) · CC BY-SA 4.0, adapted, original recording
Meaning
Those who constantly follow this teaching of Mine with faith and without cavilling are also released from the bondage of actions. Śraddhā, trusting openness, is enough to begin; one need not first be the perfected knower.
For children
Krishna says: “People who trust my words and follow them every day become free and happy.”
Kṛṣṇa states the reward of following the teaching of 3.30 (3.31–3.32).
Word by word
ये मे मतमिदं नित्यम् — Those who always
- me: my
- mata: teaching, view
- idam: this
- nityam: always
अनुतिष्ठन्ति मानवाः — follow this teaching of mine
- anutiṣṭhanti: follow, practise
- mānava: person
श्रद्धावन्तोऽनसूयन्तो — with trust, and without finding fault
- śraddhāvat: with faith, trusting
- anasūyat: without finding fault
मुच्यन्ते तेऽपि कर्मभिः — they too are freed from the bonds of action
- mucyante: are freed
- karman: action (its bonds)
Kṛṣṇa speaks this verse. The Sanskrit is checked against four editions; meanings and word notes are simple learning aids written for MahaPrabha Gurukul, awaiting review by a Sanskrit teacher.