Chapter 9 · Verse 22 · Raja Vidya Yoga
Bhagavad Gita 9.22
Sanskrit
अनन्याश्चिन्तयन्तो मां ये जनाः पर्युपासते। तेषां नित्याभियुक्तानां योगक्षेमं वहाम्यहम्।।9.22।।
Transliteration
ananyāśh chintayanto māṁ ye janāḥ paryupāsate teṣhāṁ nityābhiyuktānāṁ yoga-kṣhemaṁ vahāmyaham
In plain words
When you're scattered—worried about money, about your child, about what comes next, about forces you can't control—you're trying to hold everything at once, and it's drowning you. Krishna says: give your whole attention to one thing that is true and real, and notice how much energy you've been spending on a hundred anxieties at once. This is not escape; it's focus. It's the difference between drowning in the ocean and holding onto one piece of wood.
Word by Word
Krishna declares here the supreme promise of exclusive devotion: those who fix their minds entirely upon Him, who surrender their worship to Him alone, receive His direct sustenance and protection. This is not a transaction but an intimacy—the Divine Himself becomes the guardian of your spiritual and material welfare, removing obstacles before you even perceive them.
In our modern lives of fragmentation and competing loyalties, this verse invites us to test what happens when we offer our undivided attention to the sacred within and without.
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Bhagavad Gita 9.22 — BG 9.22
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