तस्मात्सर्वेषु कालेषु मामनुस्मर युध्य च ।मय्यर्पितमनोबुद्धिर्मामेवैष्यस्यसंशयम् ॥
tasmātsarveṣu kāleṣu māmanusmara yudhya ca |mayyarpitamanobuddhirmāmevaiṣyasyasaṃśayam ||
Therefore, at all times, remember me and fight. With your mind and intellect offered to me, you will come to me alone, without doubt.
Explanation
Krishna draws a conclusion from the previous verse: since our final thought shapes where we go, one should keep remembering him constantly, not just at death. He tells Arjuna that this remembrance does not mean abandoning his duty as a warrior (dharma); he can fight while his mind (manas) and intellect (buddhi) stay offered to Krishna. Many traditions read this as inner devotion alongside outer action, though they differ on whether the emphasis falls on devotion (bhakti) or on knowledge.