Lord Krishna

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 8, Verse 22

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Verse 22

The Yoga of the Imperishable Brahman

The Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is greater than all, is attainable by unalloyed devotion. Although He is present in His abode, He is all-pervading, and everything is situated within Him.

Context & Meaning

The Supreme — within whom all beings dwell, and by whom all existence is pervaded — is attained by one means alone: ananyā bhakti, undivided devotion. Not by philosophy alone, not by austerity alone, not by ritual alone, but by the wholehearted, exclusive love that turns every moment of life toward the Divine.

Scholar Commentaries

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Madhvacharya

Dvaita

Ananyā bhakti — devotion that seeks no other — is the single key to the Supreme. This declaration places bhakti above all other means of liberation. The Lord who pervades all is reached only by love that belongs entirely to Him.