Passages

Bhagavad Gita 9:29

Bhagavad Gita

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@misc{divinityatlas-bhagavad-gita-9-29,
  author = {Divinity Atlas},
  title = {Bhagavad Gita 9:29},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://divinity.interactivelion.com/passages/bhagavad-gita-9-29},
  note = {Accessed August 30, 2026}
}

Impartiality and intimacy stated in the same breath. The verse has been read as a tension, how can God be equal to all and closer to some?, and the standard resolution is that the difference is in the devotee, not in God.

Facts

Passage

Text

I am the same to all beings: to Me there is none hateful or dear. But those who worship Me with devotion, are in Me, and I too am in them. 1

Reference

Bhagavad Gita 9:29 1

Reference Scheme

Chapter and Verse 1

Translation

Srimad-Bhagavad-Gita 1

Translator

Swami Swarupananda 1

Meaning

Theme

devotion 1

Cross-Tradition Connections

Concerns

Bhakti (devotion)

Hinduism

Passage Of

Bhagavad Gita

Source Srimad-Bhagavad-Gita, English translation and commentarySwami Swarupananda

Sources

1. Srimad-Bhagavad-Gita, English translation and commentary

Swami Swarupananda, Advaita Ashrama / Internet Sacred Text Archive, 1909Bhagavad Gita 9:29View the Source

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