A declaration · devotional in mood · a little context helps
“Peace comes from knowing the divine receives all effort and cares for all beings.”
Knowing me as the enjoyer of all sacrifice and austerity, the great lord of all worlds, and the friend of all beings, one attains peace.
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Peace comes from knowing Krishna as the true receiver of sacrifice and effort, the ruler of all worlds, and the friend of every being.
Krishna speaks this verse, on the battlefield of Kurukshetra, in the chapter titled "Karma Sanyasa Yoga" (The Yoga of Renunciation).
Verse 29 sits in Chapter 5 of the Bhagavad Gita — Karma Sanyasa Yoga, "The Yoga of Renunciation". The chapter has 29 verses in total.
A woman fasting and praying for her son's recovery in a hospital ward worries that her effort is wasted. Krishna says he receives every sacrifice and is a friend to every being, and knowing that brings peace.
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Krishna names himself enjoyer of sacrifices, great lord of the worlds and friend of every being; knowing this brings peace.
What this verse means
Peace comes from knowing Krishna as the true receiver of sacrifice and effort, the ruler of all worlds, and the friend of every being.
Context & commentary
After teaching renunciation through action, Krishna ends this chapter on Kurukshetra with a final reassurance. Arjuna stands between war and collapse, and Krishna says that peace comes when he knows who receives all offering, governs all worlds, and cares for every being.
What it looks like today
A woman fasting and praying for her son's recovery in a hospital ward worries that her effort is wasted. Krishna says he receives every sacrifice and is a friend to every being, and knowing that brings peace.
“You can stop bracing yourself when the deepest reality is friendly.”
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