भोक्तारं यज्ञतपसां सर्वलोकमहेश्वरम् ।सुहृदं सर्वभूतानां ज्ञात्वा मां शान्तिमृच्छति ॥
bhoktāraṃ yajñatapasāṃ sarvalokamaheśvaram |suhṛdaṃ sarvabhūtānāṃ jñātvā māṃ śāntim ṛcchati ||
- भोक्तारम् · bhoktāram
- enjoyer, recipient
- यज्ञतपसाम् · yajñatapasām
- of sacrifices and austerities
- सर्वलोकमहेश्वरम् · sarvalokamaheśvaram
- great Lord of all worlds
- सुहृदम् · suhṛdam
- friend
- सर्वभूतानाम् · sarvabhūtānām
- of all beings
- ज्ञात्वा · jñātvā
- having known
- शान्तिम् · śāntim
- peace
- ऋच्छति · ṛcchati
- attains
“Knowing me as the enjoyer of sacrifices and austerities, the great Lord of all worlds, the friend of all beings — he attains peace.”
— Original plain-language translation
IN SHORT Knowing a loving friend upholds the world can settle your anxious heart.
The chapter closes by turning knowledge toward devotion: Krishna is recipient, ruler, and friend. Knowing the friend of all beings settles the heart. Peace here crowns both renunciation and action. Like knowing a steady friend waits at home makes a hard day calmer.
— Reader's notes (original)