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Bhakti & surrenderChapter 9 · The Most Confidential Knowledge
9.219.23

Bhagavad-gītā As It Is · Text 9.22

Krishna personally cares for the devoted

अनन्याश्चिन्तयन्तो मां ये जना: पर्युपासते ।

तेषां नित्याभियुक्तानां योगक्षेमं वहाम्यहम् ॥ २२ ॥

ananyāś cintayanto māṁ

ye janāḥ paryupāsate

teṣāṁ nityābhiyuktānāṁ

yoga-kṣemaṁ vahāmy aham

Translation

But those who always worship Me with exclusive devotion, meditating on My transcendental form – to them I carry what they lack, and I preserve what they have.

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Understand it

What this verse is saying, and where it sits in the story.

Kṛṣṇa Provides and Protects

  1. 1Kṛṣṇa supplies what is lacking and preserves what is already there for those who always worship Him alone and meditate on His transcendental form.
  2. 2Prabhupāda explains that Kṛṣṇa helps the devotee reach full Kṛṣṇa consciousness and protects him from falling back into miserable material life.
  3. 3Practice remembering Kṛṣṇa through hearing, chanting, offering prayers, and serving Him.

Where we are

In the story

Chapter 9, The Most Confidential Knowledge: krishna preserves and carries his devotees.

What it teaches

Study note

A divine assurance strengthens devotion and trust.

How it feels

Interpretive

Trust and shelter

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Key ideas in this verse

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Key ideas: yoga-kṣema, ananya.

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Am I practicing devotion while constantly feeling that I alone must control everything?

Practice

Offer a current worry to Krishna without abandoning appropriate responsibilities.

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Related verses

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BG 9.26A small offering filled with loveBG 18.66The heart of surrender

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