Bhagavad Gita BG 9.22
Chapter 9, Verse 22 — Meaning, Translation & Explanation
अनन्याश्चिन्तयन्तो मां ये जनाः पर्युपासते । तेषां नित्याभियुक्तानां योगक्षेमं वहाम्यहम् ॥
ananyash cintayanto mam ye janah paryupasate tesham nityabhiyuktanam yoga-kshamam vahamyaham
Meaning
For those who worship Me with undivided thought — meditating on Me constantly — for those who are always devoted, I carry what they do not have and preserve what they already have.
Understanding
One of the most beloved promises of the Gita: ananyash (undivided, not-other) cintayantah (meditating, thinking of) mam (Me) ye janah paryupasate (those people who worship fully). For tesham nityabhiyuktanam (the always-devoted) — yogakshemam vahamyaham — I (aham) carry (vahami) their yoga-kshema. Yoga = what is not yet had (acquisition of new needs). Kshema = preservation of what is already had. Both: I handle. The absolute personal promise: the undivided devotee's wellbeing, in both acquisition and preservation, is personally handled by Krishna.
Word by Word
| Word | IAST | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| अनन्याः | ananyah | undivided, not directed to anything other |
| नित्याभियुक्तानाम् | nityabhiyuktanam | of those always devoted, always united |
| योगक्षेमम् | yoga-kshemam | yoga (acquiring) + kshema (preserving) — total welfare |
| वहामि | vahami | I carry, I bear, I bring |
| अहम् | aham | I (Krishna personally) |
| अनन्याः | ananyāḥ | without any other thought |
| चिन्तयन्तः | cintayantaḥ | meditating, thinking of |
| माम् | mām | Me |
| ये | ye | those who |
| जनाः | janāḥ | people |
| पर्युपासते | paryupāsate | worship, serve, meditate on |
| तेषाम् | teṣām | for them |
| नित्याभियुक्तानाम् | nityābhiyuktānām | of those always devoted |
| योग-क्षेमम् | yoga-kṣemam | welfare and security, acquiring and preserving |
| वहामि | vahāmi | I carry, I provide |