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9.22Krishna
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अनन्याश्चिन्तयन्तो मां ये जनाः पर्युपासते ।तेषां नित्याभियुक्तानां योगक्षेमं वहाम्यहम् ॥

ananyāś cintayanto māṃ ye janāḥ paryupāsate | teṣāṃ nityābhiyuktānāṃ yogakṣemaṃ vahāmy aham ||

अनन्याः · ananyāḥ
with no other resort
चिन्तयन्तः · cintayantaḥ
thinking on, contemplating
माम् · mām
me
जनाः · janāḥ
persons
पर्युपासते · paryupāsate
attend upon wholly
नित्याभियुक्तानाम् · nityābhiyuktānām
of the ever-disciplined
योगक्षेमम् · yogakṣemam
securing and preserving, welfare
वहामि · vahāmi
I carry
अहम् · aham
I

For those who attend upon me wholly, thinking on me with no other resort — for the ever-disciplined, I carry their welfare: securing what they lack and preserving what they have.

Original plain-language translation

IN SHORT Give your whole heart and you will be supported in what you lack.

Among the most beloved promises of the Gita: God shoulders the devotee's material care. Exclusive attention is answered by inclusive providence. The devotee stops shuttling because the Lord manages the journey. Like a parent packing lunch daily once the child trusts and boards the school bus.

Reader's notes (original)