Vishnu Devotion & Surrender Bhagavad Gita Verse
Bhagavad Gita 9.22: Krishna speaks of those who think of him with single-minded devotion and says he looks after their needs. Sanskrit and meaning.
Sanskrit
अनन्याश्चिन्तयन्तो मां ये जनाः पर्युपासते ।
तेषां नित्याभियुक्तानां योगक्षेमं वहाम्यहम् ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
ananyāś cintayanto māṃ ye janāḥ paryupāsate |
teṣāṃ nityābhiyuktānāṃ yoga-kṣemaṃ vahāmy aham ||
Meaning
Those people who think of Me with a single mind and worship Me, always steady in this devotion: I carry their yoga-kṣema.
This is a devotional statement in the Gita. It is not a promise of any worldly result to a reader.
Source / Textual Reference
Bhagavad Gita 9.22 (Chapter 9, verse 22)
The Bhagavad Gita is part of the Mahabharata. It records a talk between Krishna and the warrior Arjuna on the field of Kurukshetra, just before a great battle. Krishna is the speaker.
Traditional Significance
“Yoga-kṣema” is a short phrase: traditional commentators explain “yoga” as gaining what one lacks and “kṣema” as keeping safe what one already has. So the verse is read as Krishna saying that he takes care of the needs of those who are wholly devoted to him.
This is a statement of devotion in the Gita. It is not a promise to any reader.
Traditional Practice
The verse is read, studied and often quoted in talks on devotion (bhakti). There is no fixed time or number of repetitions.