Bhagavad Gita · Chapter 9: The Royal Knowledge and Royal Secret

Bhagavad Gita 9.22

ananyāścintayanto māṃ ye janāḥ paryupāsate | teṣāṃ nityābhiyuktānāṃ yogakṣemaṃ vahāmyaham ||

But for those who worship me thinking of nothing else, who are always devoted, I myself bring what they lack and protect what they have.

Modern context

This is one of the best-loved promises in the Gita. Yoga-kshema means 'getting what one lacks and keeping what one has'. Krishna says he himself carries this burden for those devoted to him. The word vahami, 'I carry', is personal; it is used of someone bearing a load. The devotee still acts and works, but the anxiety of providing and protecting is lifted. Many people find great comfort in this line in difficult times.