Those who think of me alone and worship me with unwavering focus—I carry their welfare and security.
— Krishna
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Bhagavad Gita · 9.22
Hindi · हिन्दी
जो अनन्य भक्त मेरा चिन्तन करते हुए मेरी उपासना करते हैं, मेरेमें निरन्तर लगे हुए उन भक्तोंका योगक्षेम अप्राप्तकी प्राप्ति और प्राप्तकी रक्षा मैं वहन करता हूँ ॥
The verse in reading order — each Sanskrit word with its meaning beneath. Tap a word to focus on it.
अनन्याःwith no other focusचिन्तयन्तःthinkingमाम्meयेthose whoजनाःpeopleपर्युपासतेworship all aroundतेषाम्for themनित्य-अभियुक्तानाम्for those always joinedयोग-क्षेमम्welfare and securityवहामिI carryअहम्I
Read literallywith no other focus · thinking · me · those who · people · worship all around · for them · for those always joined · welfare and security · I carry · I
Understanding the verse
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Krishna promises to carry the welfare of anyone who thinks of him with undivided attention.
People who focus on Krishna alone and worship him steadily do not have to carry every burden by themselves. He takes responsibility for their well-being and security.
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On the battlefield
Context & commentary
After exposing the limits of ritual and mixed motives, Krishna gives a promise to the devoted: those who turn to him without divided attention are personally sustained by him.
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In your life
What it looks like today
You are staring at a hospital bill, a breakup text, and a job notice all at once. This verse answers the panic that says, 'I have to hold everything myself.'
The takeaway
“Devotion can feel like being held instead of having to hold everything alone.”
People who focus on Krishna alone and worship him steadily do not have to carry every burden by themselves. He takes responsibility for their well-being and security.
Who speaks Bhagavad Gita 9.22?
Krishna speaks this verse, on the battlefield of Kurukshetra, in the chapter titled "Raja Vidya Raja Guhya Yoga" (The Royal Knowledge).
Which chapter of the Bhagavad Gita contains verse 9.22?
Verse 22 sits in Chapter 9 of the Bhagavad Gita — Raja Vidya Raja Guhya Yoga, "The Royal Knowledge". The chapter has 34 verses in total.
Why does Bhagavad Gita 9.22 matter today?
You are staring at a hospital bill, a breakup text, and a job notice all at once. This verse answers the panic that says, 'I have to hold everything myself.'
Krishna promises to carry the welfare of anyone who thinks of him with undivided attention.
What this verse means
People who focus on Krishna alone and worship him steadily do not have to carry every burden by themselves. He takes responsibility for their well-being and security.
Context & commentary
After exposing the limits of ritual and mixed motives, Krishna gives a promise to the devoted: those who turn to him without divided attention are personally sustained by him.
What it looks like today
You are staring at a hospital bill, a breakup text, and a job notice all at once. This verse answers the panic that says, 'I have to hold everything myself.'
“Devotion can feel like being held instead of having to hold everything alone.”