यो यो यां यां तनुं भक्तः श्रद्धयार्चितुमिच्छति ।तस्य तस्याचलां श्रद्धां तामेव विदधाम्यहम् ॥
yo yo yāṃ yāṃ tanuṃ bhaktaḥ śraddhayārcitum icchati |tasya tasyācalāṃ śraddhāṃ tām eva vidadhāmy aham ||
- यः यः · yaḥ yaḥ
- whoever
- याम् याम् तनुम् · yām yām tanum
- whatever form
- भक्तः · bhaktaḥ
- devotee
- श्रद्धया · śraddhayā
- with faith
- अर्चितुम् इच्छति · arcitum icchati
- wishes to worship
- अचलाम् · acalām
- unwavering
- श्रद्धाम् · śraddhām
- faith
- विदधामि · vidadhāmi
- I make firm
“Whatever form any devotee wishes to worship with faith — that very faith of his I make unwavering.”
— Original plain-language translation
Even partial worship receives divine support for its faith. Steadiness itself is Krishna's gift. Tolerance here is active strengthening, not mere permission.
— Reader's notes (original)