Spiritual remembrance and duty can happen together.
Krishna speaks to Arjuna
तस्मात्सर्वेषु कालेषु मामनुस्मर युध्य च |मय्यर्पितमनोबुद्धिर्मामेवैष्यस्यसंशयः (orसंशयम्) ||८-७||
tasmātsarveṣu kāleṣu māmanusmara yudhya ca . mayyarpitamanobuddhirmāmevaiṣyasyasaṃśayaḥ ||8-7||
Use this verse before high-pressure work.
Meaning
Therefore, remember Me at all times and fight. With mind and intellect dedicated to Me, you will surely come to Me.
Translation: Gita Guidance (original English rendering).
In plain words
Remember Krishna while doing your duty.
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Explanation
This is one of the most practical verses of Chapter 8. Krishna does not tell Arjuna to abandon action for remembrance. He says: remember Me and fight. This is the perfect app principle for modern users: spirituality must accompany work, family, decisions, leadership, and pressure.
Read the traditional commentary
This is among the most practical verses in the entire Gita. Krishna draws the conclusion from the preceding teaching: since the final thought is shaped by habitual remembrance, therefore (tasmat) remember Me at all times — and fight. Remembrance and action are joined in a single breath: mam anusmara yudhya cha.
Notice that Krishna does not ask Arjuna to abandon his duty and retreat to meditate. The path he offers is the integration of the spiritual and the worldly: keep the heart anchored in the Divine while the hands perform their work. With mind and intellect surrendered to the Lord (mayy arpita-mano-buddhih), even the battlefield becomes a place of worship.
This is the secret of karma yoga — we need not choose between God-remembrance and responsibility. Done together, ordinary action is transfigured into a continuous offering, and the soul moves unfailingly toward its source.
In daily life
Bring Krishna into action instead of waiting for free time.
A founder can remember Krishna before a difficult investor call and still act strongly.
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Before one task, dedicate mind and intellect to Krishna.
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The Gita on karma yoga, in other chapters
- Verse 11.33Do your duty wholeheartedly as an instrument of the Divine, without clinging to being the doer.
- Verse 3.1 · ArjunaWhen spiritual ideals seem to clash with hard duties, bring the confusion into the open rather than using it as an excuse to retreat.
- Verse 18.57Offer all your actions to the Divine in your heart and keep your mind constantly fixed on it.
- Verse 4.14It is not action that binds us but craving for its fruits; act fully while letting go of the outcome, and you stay free.
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Questions about Bhagavad Gita 8.7
Who says Bhagavad Gita 8.7, and to whom?
Krishna speaks to Arjuna in verse 8.7, in Chapter 8, Aksara Brahma Yoga (Aksara Brahma Yoga).
What does Bhagavad Gita 8.7 mean?
Therefore, remember Me at all times and fight. With mind and intellect dedicated to Me, you will surely come to Me. (Translation: Gita Guidance (original English rendering).)
What is the lesson of Bhagavad Gita 8.7 for daily life?
Bring Krishna into action instead of waiting for free time. A founder can remember Krishna before a difficult investor call and still act strongly.
What do the Sanskrit words in Bhagavad Gita 8.7 mean?
तस्मात् — therefore; सर्वेषु कालेषु — at all times; माम् अनुस्मर — remember Me; युध्य च — and fight (do your duty); मयि अर्पितमनोबुद्धिः — with mind and intellect offered to Me.
Where does verse 8.7 come in the Bhagavad Gita?
It is verse 7 of 28 in Chapter 8, Aksara Brahma Yoga. The next verse is 8.8.