Lord Krishna
Divine TeacherThe 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 8
Verse 8
The Yoga of Devotion
Fix your mind on Me alone, rest your intellect in Me. You will live in Me hereafter. Of this there is no doubt.
Context & Meaning
The instruction is beautifully simple: mind on Me, intellect in Me. Nothing else is required. And the outcome is stated without qualification: you will dwell in Me — na saṃśayaḥ, there is no doubt. In a text that often acknowledges the complexity and difficulty of spiritual practice, this verse stands as a moment of absolute certainty. The simplicity of the instruction is itself the teaching: do not complicate the path. Rest everything in the Divine.
Scholar Commentaries
1 commentary · Public domainRamanujacharya
VishishtadvaitaThe simplicity of this verse is its profundity. Two actions — fixing the mind, placing the intellect — and one result: dwelling in God. The phrase na saṃśayaḥ — no doubt — is Krishna's personal guarantee. The devotee need not be certain of their own spiritual capacity; they need only trust the Lord's word.