In plain words
Always glorifying Me, striving with firm vows, bowing to Me with Bhakti, ever steadfast, they worship Me.
Word for word
Always glorifying Me and striving, firm in their vows, and bowing to Me with bhakti, ever united, they worship [Me].
सततं कीर्तयन्तो मां यतन्तश्च दृढव्रताःनमस्यन्तश्च मां भक्त्या नित्ययुक्ता उपासते
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The commentators
▸Bhagavadgītābhāṣyam
कथम् ? —
सततं सर्वदा भगवन्तं ब्रह्मस्वरूपं मां कीर्तयन्तः, यतन्तश्च इन्द्रियोपसंहारशमदमदयाहिंसादिलक्षणैः धर्मैः प्रयतन्तश्च, दृढव्रताः दृढं स्थिरम् अचाल्यं व्रतं येषां ते दृढव्रताः नमस्यन्तश्च मां हृदयेशयम् आत्मानं भक्त्या नित्ययुक्ताः सन्तः उपासते सेवंते ॥ १४ ॥
In plain words
How, exactly, do they worship? Listen to what comes next.
Always, without a break, they speak My glory — Me, whose real nature is Brahman itself. They work at it, too, through disciplines like reining in the senses, staying calm, mastering themselves, cultivating compassion, doing no harm. Their vow never wavers — firm, steady, unshakeable, however long it takes. And they bow, again and again, to Me — the one seated in their own heart, their very Self — worshipping with devotion, their minds unbroken in that attention. That is what it means to serve Me.
Close to the Sanskrit
How? —
Continuously, [that is,] at all times, proclaiming the Blessed Lord, whose true nature is Brahman, [that is,] Me; and striving, making effort by means of virtuous practices characterized by withdrawal of the senses, tranquility, self-control, compassion, non-violence, and so on; of firm, [that is,] stable, unshakeable vow — those whose vow is such are of firm vows; and bowing down to Me, who dwell in the heart, [that is,] the Self, with devotion, ever disciplined in mind, they worship, [that is,] serve [Me].