When knowing turns into love

ahaṃ sarvasya prabhavo mattaḥ sarvaṃ pravartateiti matvā bhajante māṃ budhā bhāvasamanvitāḥ

I am the source of all. Everything moves forth from me. Knowing this, the wise love me with their whole hearts.

What it means

Here knowledge and love meet. The wise do not just agree that Krishna is the source. They respond with deep feeling and loving worship. In the Gita, understanding that warms into devotion is true wisdom. The head and the heart arrive at the same place, together.

The story

Arjuna has known Krishna for years as cousin, friend and adviser. Now that same friend says, simply, everything comes from me. Something shifts in Arjuna. Respect is quietly becoming reverence.

In your life

A young father holds his newborn at three in the morning and is suddenly overwhelmed with gratitude. Tonight, before you sleep, name one thing you love, and say thank you for it.