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Bhagavad Gita 9.22 · Krishna

I will carry what you need

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अनन्याश्चिन्तयन्तो मां ये जनाः पर्युपासते।

तेषां नित्याभियुक्तानां योगक्षेमं वहाम्यहम्॥

ananyāścintayanto māṃ ye janāḥ paryupāsateteṣāṃ nityābhiyuktānāṃ yogakṣemaṃ vahāmyaham

Those who think of Me alone, always devoted, I bring them what they lack and protect what they have.

Words

  • yoga

What it means

This is one of the Gita's most beloved promises. Yoga-kshemam vahamyaham. To those who love him wholeheartedly, Krishna says, I carry what they need. Yoga, bringing what they lack. Kshema, protecting what they have. Not riches on demand, but real care for the whole of their life.

The story

Arjuna is about to risk everything. Krishna says, if your heart is with me, I'll carry what you need. It's a promise from a friend who has already been carrying him for years.

In your life

Imagine a small business owner who, in a hard year, found help arriving just in time, a loan, a friend, a customer. Do your part faithfully. Trust that what you truly need will come.

Love carries what you need.