Bhagavad Gītā · Chapter 12, Verse 7
तेषामहं समुद्धर्ता मृत्युसंसारसागरात्।भवामि नचिरात्पार्थ मय्यावेशितचेतसाम्।।
teṣām ahaṁ samuddhartā mṛtyu-saṁsāra-sāgarāt
bhavāmi na cirāt pārtha mayy āveśita-cetasām
also searched as "tesham aham samuddharta mrityu samsara sagarat"
Translation
Those whose minds are thus focused on Me, I soon become their savior from the ocean of mortal life.
Vāṇi's rendering
Them I lift swiftly from the ocean of death and rebirth — for their hearts have entered me.
Word by word
| Sanskrit & transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|
| तेषाम्teṣām | of those, for them |
| अहम्ahaṁ | I |
| समुद्धर्ताsamuddhartā | the one who lifts up and out, the rescuer |
| मृत्युसंसारसागरात्mṛtyu-saṁsāra-sāgarāt | from the ocean of death and endless rebirth |
| भवामिbhavāmi | I become |
| नna | not |
| चिरात्cirāt | after long; with 'na', before long, soon |
| पार्थpārtha | Arjuna, son of Prithā |
| मयिmayi | in me (mayi + āveśita joins as mayy āveśita) |
| आवेशितचेतसाम्āveśita-cetasām | of those whose heart and mind have entered and settled there |
Frequently asked
What does Bhagavad Gita Chapter 12 Verse 7 mean?
Krishna promises that those whose hearts have entered him are lifted out of the ocean of death and rebirth, and lifted soon. The rescue is his act, not theirs. Their part was only the entering. Everything strenuous in the verse belongs to Krishna; everything simple belongs to the seeker.
What does tesham aham samuddharta mean?
Samuddhartā is one who reaches down and draws upward and out. Krishna says of those absorbed in him, I become that. Not a guide pointing at a route across the water — a hand under the arms. You are not being taught to swim. You are being carried.
How soon does Krishna say he rescues the devotee?
Na cirāt — not after long. The Gītā rarely speaks of timing, and here it does, because delay is what the fearful mind assumes. Krishna removes the assumption. There is no long apprenticeship before help comes. The heart settles in him, and the lifting has already begun.
Does this verse mean I do not have to make any effort?
The effort has moved, not vanished. What remains yours is āveśita-cetasām — letting the heart actually enter, and stay entered, through ordinary days. That is enough work for a lifetime. What is no longer yours is the crossing itself, and the anxiety of measuring how far you have come.
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Commentary
Krishna does not say he will show them the way out. He says he becomes the lifter — samuddhartā — and does it soon. Notice the order: the heart enters him first, and only then the arm reaches down. Nothing is asked here of Arjuna's strength. The ocean is not crossed by swimming; it is crossed by being carried. And na cirāt, not long, answers the fear beneath every practice — that this will take lifetimes, that you will drown before help arrives. What is asked of you is only where the heart is set. The lifting is his work, not yours.