Verse 7.21
Speaker: Krishna
Sanskrit
यो यो यां यां तनुं भक्तः श्रद्धयार्चितुमिच्छति | तस्य तस्याचलां श्रद्धां तामेव विदधाम्यहम् ||२१||
Transliteration (IAST)
yo yo yāṁ yāṁ tanuṁ bhaktaḥ śraddhayārcitumicchati | tasya tasyācalāṁ śraddhāṁ tāmeva vidadhāmyaham ||21||
Word-by-Word Meanings
यः यः-whoever
तनुम्-form
भक्तः-devotee
श्रद्धया-with faith
अर्चितुम्-to worship
अचलाम्-steady
विदधामि-I bestow
Translation
Whatever form a devotee wishes to worship with faith, I make that faith of his steady and unwavering.
Commentary
Krishna reveals His role as the inner sanctioner of all faith. Even worship directed at other deities is ultimately empowered by the Supreme. This demonstrates divine compassion - God supports each soul's chosen path while remaining the ultimate goal. Ramanuja interprets this as God's antaryami (inner controller) function.
Themes
bhaktisurrender