Bhagavad Gita Chapter 7 Verse 22 Meaning
Endowed with that faith, he engages in the worship of that form and obtains his desired outcome, which is ordained by Me alone.
BG 7.22
स तया श्रद्धया युक्तस्तस्याराधनमीहते। लभते च ततः कामान्मयैव विहितान् हि तान्
sa tayā śhraddhayā yuktas tasyārādhanam īhate labhate cha tataḥ kāmān mayaiva vihitān hi tān
Meaning
Endowed with that faith, he engages in the worship of that form and obtains his desired outcome, which is ordained by Me alone.
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What Does Bhagavad Gita 7.22 Mean?
At this point in Jnana Vijnana Yoga, Krishna deepens His teaching on devotion. Endowed with that faith, he engages in the worship of that form and obtains his desired outcome, which is ordained by Me alone. The verse advances the dialogue by connecting abstract principle to the concrete situation Arjuna faces. Shankaracharya emphasizes that this teaching is not merely contextual but universal. The principle of devotion expressed here transcends its battlefield setting and speaks to the fundamental relationship between action, knowledge, and spiritual realization.
What makes this teaching enduringly relevant is its refusal to separate the spiritual from the ordinary. The very situations that challenge us become the ground of practice when approached with the understanding this verse provides.
— Explained by the Nitya Team
What Is the Context of Bhagavad Gita 7.22?
Understanding the nature of the Divine and how everything emanates from the Supreme.
Key themes in this chapter include Divine nature, Material energy, Devotion.
How Can I Apply Bhagavad Gita 7.22 in Daily Life?
- •When you need steadiness while dealing with divine nature
- •When practicing material energy amid uncertainty
- •When applying devotion to real-life choices
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Among thousands of men, one may perchance strive for perfection; even among those successful strivers, only one may perchance know Me in essence.
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There is nothing higher than Me, O Arjuna. All this is strung on Me, like clusters of gems on a string.
BG 1.1
Dhritarashtra said, "What did my people and the sons of Pandu do when they had assembled together, eager for battle, on the holy plain of Kurukshetra, O Sanjaya?"
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