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 9, Verse 3
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Verse 3
The Yoga of Royal Knowledge and Royal Secret
Those who are not faithful in this devotional service cannot attain Me, O conqueror of enemies. Therefore they return to the path of birth and death in this material world.
Context & Meaning
The single disqualifier is śraddhā — faith. Without it, even the greatest philosophy remains inert. Those who approach this path with doubt and disbelief cannot reach the Divine and remain on the wheel of birth and death. Faith here is not blind belief but the living trust that makes practice possible.