इष्टापूर्तेन मामेवं यो यजेत समाहित: । लभते मयि सद्भक्तिं मत्स्मृति: साधुसेवया ॥ ४७ ॥
iṣṭā-pūrtena mām evaṁ yo yajeta samāhitaḥ labhate mayi sad-bhaktiṁ mat-smṛtiḥ sādhu-sevayā
- iṣṭā
- by sacrificial performances for one’s own benefit
- pūrtena
- and pious works for the benefit of others, such as digging wells
- mām
- Me
- evam
- thus
- yaḥ
- one who
- yajeta
- worships
- samāhitaḥ
- with mind fixed in Me
- labhate
- such a person obtains
- mayi
- in Me
- sat-bhaktim
- unflinching devotional service
- mat-smṛtiḥ
- realized knowledge of Me
- sādhu
- with all superior qualities
- sevayā
- by service
One who has executed sacrificial performances and pious works for My satisfaction, and who thus worships Me with fixed attention, obtains unflinching devotional service unto Me. By the excellent quality of his service such a worshiper obtains realized knowledge of Me.