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Bhagavad Gita 9.22
You don't have to carry everything alone. In the Gita's vision, those who turn toward the Divine are cared for.
Bhagavad Gita · Chapter 9, Verse 22
अनन्याश्चिन्तयन्तो मां ये जनाः पर्युपासते।
तेषां नित्याभियुक्तानां योगक्षेमं वहाम्यहम्॥
ananyāś cintayanto māṁ ye janāḥ paryupāsate
teṣāṁ nityābhiyuktānāṁ yoga-kṣemaṁ vahāmy aham
Translation
To those who remember me with undivided attention and are always devoted, I bring what they lack and preserve what they have.
हिन्दी भावार्थ
जो लोग अनन्य भाव से मेरा चिंतन करते हुए मेरी उपासना करते हैं, उन नित्य जुड़े हुए भक्तों का योगक्षेम (जो नहीं है उसकी प्राप्ति और जो है उसकी रक्षा) मैं स्वयं वहन करता हूँ।
In simple words Interpretation
You don't have to carry everything alone. In the Gita's vision, those who turn toward the Divine are cared for.
Context
A beloved verse of reassurance. 'Yoga-kṣema' means both receiving what you need and keeping safe what you have.
When this may help
When worry about the future feels heavy and you long to trust that you'll be looked after.
Reflection question
What would you set down today if you trusted you'd be cared for?
A small practice
Before sleeping, name one worry and imagine placing it gently on a shelf until morning.
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