A declaration · devotional in mood · builds on earlier teachings
“Clear seeing of the Supreme Self becomes total devotion.”
Arjuna, the one who is free from confusion and knows Me as the Supreme Self, worships Me with all his being.
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Knowing Krishna as the Supreme Self removes confusion and leads to wholehearted devotion. Clear understanding and complete worship become one movement.
Krishna speaks this verse, on the battlefield of Kurukshetra, in the chapter titled "Purushottama Yoga" (The Yoga of the Supreme Person).
Verse 19 sits in Chapter 15 of the Bhagavad Gita — Purushottama Yoga, "The Yoga of the Supreme Person". The chapter has 20 verses in total.
You finally understand someone’s character after a long conflict, and your resistance drops. What was once mixed with doubt becomes wholehearted respect and trust.
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Whoever knows Krishna as Purushottama, free of confusion, worships him with their whole being.
What this verse means
Knowing Krishna as the Supreme Self removes confusion and leads to wholehearted devotion. Clear understanding and complete worship become one movement.
Context & commentary
After Krishna has revealed the Supreme Self beyond the changing and the unchanging, he tells Arjuna that clear knowing leads somewhere. The one who sees Krishna as Purushottama worships him with complete devotion.
What it looks like today
You finally understand someone’s character after a long conflict, and your resistance drops. What was once mixed with doubt becomes wholehearted respect and trust.
“Seeing Krishna clearly leads straight into worshipping him with everything you have.”
Explore related themes: bhakti (69 verses), purushottama (14 verses)