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12.7Krishna
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तेषामहं समुद्धर्ता मृत्युसंसारसागरात् ।भवामि नचिरात्पार्थ मय्यावेशितचेतसाम् ॥

teṣām ahaṃ samuddhartā mṛtyu-saṃsāra-sāgarāt |bhavāmi na-cirāt pārtha mayy āveśita-cetasām ||

समुद्धर्ता · samuddhartā
the lifter up, rescuer
भवामि · bhavāmi
I become
नचिरात् · na-cirāt
swiftly, before long
पार्थ · pārtha
O Partha
आवेशितचेतसाम् · āveśita-cetasām
of those whose minds are absorbed in me

— for them, whose minds are absorbed in me, I become the swift rescuer from the ocean of death-bound wandering, O Partha.

Original plain-language translation

IN SHORT If your heart rests in love, you will be lifted through deep waters.

One of the Gita's tenderest promises: God himself lifts the devotee out, and quickly. Where the formless path demands painful climbing, the personal path offers being carried — grace answering trust. It is like a lifeguard diving in to carry a struggling swimmer who keeps calling for help.

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