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Chapter 7 · Verse 21 · Gyaan Vigyana Yoga

Bhagavad Gita 7.21

devotional Bhakti & Devotion Self & Identity

Sanskrit

यो यो यां यां तनुं भक्तः श्रद्धयार्चितुमिच्छति। तस्य तस्याचलां श्रद्धां तामेव विदधाम्यहम्।।7.21।।

Transliteration

yo yo yāṁ yāṁ tanuṁ bhaktaḥ śhraddhayārchitum ichchhati tasya tasyāchalāṁ śhraddhāṁ tām eva vidadhāmyaham

In plain words

You're searching for your purpose, for a foothold, for something to believe in when everything feels uncertain—and you're wondering if that longing even matters. Krishna says: whatever your soul is genuinely drawn toward, meet it with honest faith, and that faith itself becomes the ground that holds you. Your sincere seeking is not wasted; it's already creating the very steadiness you need.

Word by Word

yaḥ yaḥ whoever
yām yām whichever
tanum form
bhaktaḥ devotee
śhraddhayā with faith
architum to worship
ichchhati desires
tasya tasya to him
achalām steady
śhraddhām faith
tām in that
eva certainly
vidadhāmi bestow
aham I
Simplified Perspective

Krishna reveals the tender mystery at the heart of devotion: whatever form your soul calls toward—whether a deity, a saint, a principle of the divine—He meets you there with unwavering grace. Your sincere longing creates a channel, and the Divine floods it with unshakeable faith to sustain your worship.

In modern life, this means trusting that your authentic spiritual inclination, honored with consistency, will deepen into unshakeable conviction that transforms everything you touch.

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Bhagavad Gita 7.21 — BG 7.21

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Sanskrit text from the Bhagavad Gita (public domain). Commentary © Mahakatha.

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