Bhakti ArohanBhakti Arohan

Bhagavad Gita — Chapter 7, Verse 21

यो यो यां यां तनुं भक्तः श्रद्धयार्चितुमिच्छति । तस्य तस्याचलां श्रद्धां तामेव विदधाम्यहम् ॥ २१ ॥

yo yo yāṁ yāṁ tanuṁ bhaktaḥ śhraddhayārchitum ichchhati tasya tasyāchalāṁ śhraddhāṁ tām eva vidadhāmyaham

Translation

Whatever form a devotee wishes to worship with faith, I make that person's faith in that very form steady.

Hindi Meaning (हिंदी अर्थ)

जो-जो भक्त जिस-जिस देवता के स्वरूप को श्रद्धा से पूजना चाहता है, उस-उस भक्त की श्रद्धा को मैं उसी देवता के प्रति स्थिर करता हूँ।

Commentary

A strikingly generous verse: God himself strengthens a person's faith, whatever form it takes. Sincere faith in any form is supported by the one Divine behind all forms.