Chapter 9 · Verse 13 · Raja Vidya Yoga
Bhagavad Gita 9.13
Sanskrit
महात्मानस्तु मां पार्थ दैवीं प्रकृतिमाश्रिताः। भजन्त्यनन्यमनसो ज्ञात्वा भूतादिमव्ययम्।।9.13।।
Transliteration
mahātmānas tu māṁ pārtha daivīṁ prakṛitim āśhritāḥ bhajantyananya-manaso jñātvā bhūtādim avyayam
In plain words
When you're lost in worry—about a marriage, a child, a debt, a diagnosis—you're trapped in the small story of yourself alone against the world. Krishna says: the great souls discover they are not separate from the love that holds everything. Your real strength isn't in white-knuckling control; it's in remembering you belong to something vast and unbreakable, and so does everyone you're afraid for.
Word by Word
The great souls—those whose hearts have expanded beyond the small self—discover that the divine energy pervades all creation, and they surrender their minds entirely to Krishna, the imperishable source. They do not worship as outsiders bringing offerings; they recognize themselves in the very fabric of existence itself.
This is not blind faith but the flowering of direct knowing: when you truly understand that the same consciousness animates every being, exclusive devotion becomes not a choice but your nature. In our scattered modern lives, this teaches us that depth of focus—whether in prayer, work, or love—comes only when we align with something larger than our separate identity.
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Bhagavad Gita 9.13 — BG 9.13
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