Bhagavad Gītā · Chapter 5, Verse 29
भोक्तारं यज्ञतपसां सर्वलोकमहेश्वरम्।
सुहृदं सर्वभूतानां ज्ञात्वा मां शान्तिमृच्छति।।
सुहृदं सर्वभूतानां ज्ञात्वा मां शान्तिमृच्छति।।
bhoktāraṁ yajña-tapasāṁ sarva-loka-maheśvaram
suhṛdaṁ sarva-bhūtānāṁ jñātvā māṁ śāntim ṛcchati
also searched as "bhoktaram yajnatapasam sarvalokamaheshvaram"
Translation
Knowing Me as the enjoyer of all sacrifices and austerities, as the Supreme Lord of all worlds, as the Friend of every being, he attains peace.
Vāṇi's rendering
Know me as the one all offerings feed, the lord of every world, the friend of every being — and find peace.
Word by word
| Sanskrit & transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|
| भोक्तारम्bhoktāram | the one who receives and enjoys |
| यज्ञतपसाम्yajña-tapasām | of offerings and of disciplines undertaken |
| सर्वलोकमहेश्वरम्sarva-loka-maheśvaram | the great lord of all worlds |
| सुहृदम्suhṛdam | the good-hearted one, the friend |
| सर्वभूतानाम्sarva-bhūtānām | of all beings that exist |
| ज्ञात्वाjñātvā | having known |
| माम्mām | me |
| शान्तिम्śāntim | peace |
| ऋच्छतिṛcchati | reaches, arrives at |
Frequently asked
What does Bhagavad Gita Chapter 5 Verse 29 mean?
It names three things about Krishna at once: everything offered comes to him, every world is under him, and every being has him as friend. Knowing all three together, peace follows. Power alone would only awe you. It is suhṛd — good heart — that lets you rest.
What does bhoktaram yajnatapasam sarvalokamaheshvaram teach about worship?
That nothing offered is wasted. Whatever you gave, whatever you endured without applause, had a receiver. Krishna calls himself the bhoktā of all yajña and tapas. Worship is not sending letters into empty air; it is placing something into hands that are already open.
Why is Krishna called the friend of all beings here?
Because suhṛd means one who does good expecting nothing back. Not a friend to the devout only — to sarva-bhūtānām, every being. You do not earn this friendship. It stands before you notice it, which is exactly why noticing it brings quiet.
How does this verse bring peace?
Śānti here is not produced by effort. Krishna says jñātvā — having known — and then it simply arrives. Most restlessness is the suspicion that we are alone in a machine. Remove that one suspicion and the striving stops on its own.
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Commentary
Krishna has just described the sage who withdraws the senses, sits still, sees the same self everywhere. Now he adds the one thing that makes stillness warm. Not only lord of every world — friend. Suhṛd: good heart. Every offering you have ever made, every discipline you kept when no one watched, was received. Nothing went into the dark. Arjuna is about to be told to sit and meditate; first he is told who is on the other end of it. Peace here is not achieved. It arrives when you stop suspecting the universe of indifference.