Lord Krishna

Divine Teacher

The Supreme Lord, the charioteer and divine guide of Arjuna. Krishna delivers the eternal wisdom of the Gita, revealing the nature of the soul, duty, and the path to liberation.

Speaking: Chapter 12, Verse 7

Verse 7

The Yoga of Devotion

For those whose minds are set on Me, O Arjuna, I am the swift deliverer from the ocean of death-bound existence.

Context & Meaning

This is one of the most direct and personal promises in all of scripture: "I will save you." Krishna does not describe an abstract process of liberation; He declares Himself to be the active agent of deliverance. The word samuddhartā means "one who lifts up completely" — not partial rescue but total upliftment from the ocean of repeated birth and death. And the timeframe: nacirāt — swiftly, without delay. The personal God promises not just eventual liberation but swift liberation.

Scholar Commentaries

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Madhvacharya

Dvaita

This verse is the great promise of the Gita. The Lord himself becomes the savior — not through mere grace from a distance, but through active, engaged deliverance. The devotee who has set his mind on God will not be abandoned. The ocean of saṃsāra — vast and terrifying — is crossed not by the devotee's own effort alone, but by the grace of the Divine rescuer.