This guide brings together 5 verses from the Bhagavad Gita on god's promises and krishna's assurances, drawn from chapters 4, 9, 10 and 18.
Across the Gita, Krishna makes a series of clear promises to the devoted: no good effort is lost, the surrendered are protected, the sincere are met with grace. These are some of the most reassuring lines in all scripture.
- Verse 1 of 5Bhagavad Gita 18.66 →
सर्वधर्मान्परित्यज्य मामेकं शरणं व्रज ।
sarva-dharmān parityajya mām ekaṁ śaraṇaṁ vraja ahaṁ tvā sarva-pāpebhyo mokṣayiṣyāmi mā śucaḥ
Abandoning all duties, take refuge in me alone. I shall liberate you from all sins; do not grieve.
सब धर्मों का आश्रय त्यागकर केवल मेरी शरण में आ जा। मैं तुझे सब पापों से मुक्त कर दूँगा, तू शोक मत कर।
- Verse 2 of 5Bhagavad Gita 9.34 →
मन्मना भव मद्भक्तो मद्याजी मां नमस्कुरु।
man-manā bhava mad-bhakto mad-yājī māṁ namaskuru mām evaiṣhyasi yuktvaivam ātmānaṁ mat-parāyaṇaḥ
Fix your mind on Me; be devoted to Me; sacrifice to Me; bow down to Me; having thus united your whole self to Me, taking Me as the supreme goal, you will come to Me.
तू मेरा भक्त हो जा, मेरेमें मनवाला हो जा, मेरा पूजन करनेवाला हो जा और मेरेको नमस्कार कर। इस प्रकार मेरे साथ अपने-आपको लगाकर, मेरे परायण हुआ तू मेरेको ही प्राप्त होगा।
- Verse 3 of 5Bhagavad Gita 10.10 →
तेषां सततयुक्तानां भजतां प्रीतिपूर्वकम्।
teṣhāṁ satata-yuktānāṁ bhajatāṁ prīti-pūrvakam dadāmi buddhi-yogaṁ taṁ yena mām upayānti te
To those who are ever steadfast, worshipping me with love, I give the yoga of discrimination, by which they come to me.
उन नित्य-निरन्तर मेरेमें लगे हुए और प्रेमपूर्वक मेरा भजन करनेवाले भक्तोंको मैं वह बुद्धियोग देता हूँ, जिससे उनको मेरी प्राप्ति हो जाती है।
- Verse 4 of 5Bhagavad Gita 4.7 →
यदा यदा हि धर्मस्य ग्लानिर्भवति भारत ।
yadā yadā hi dharmasya glānir bhavati bhārata abhyutthānam adharmasya tadātmānaṁ sṛjāmy aham
Whenever there is a decline of righteousness and a rise of unrighteousness, O Bharata, then I manifest myself.
हे भारत! जब-जब धर्म की हानि और अधर्म की वृद्धि होती है, तब-तब मैं अपने रूप को रचता (प्रकट करता) हूँ।
- Verse 5 of 5Bhagavad Gita 4.8 →
परित्राणाय साधूनां विनाशाय च दुष्कृताम् ।
paritrāṇāya sādhūnāṁ vināśāya ca duṣkṛtām dharma-saṁsthāpanārthāya sambhavāmi yuge yuge
For the protection of the righteous, the destruction of the wicked, and the re-establishment of dharma, I am born in every age.
सज्जनों की रक्षा, दुष्टों के विनाश और धर्म की पुनर्स्थापना के लिए मैं युग-युग में प्रकट होता हूँ।
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What are God's promises in the Bhagavad Gita?
Krishna promises to take on the yoga and kshema of his devotees (9.22), to free those who surrender from all sins (18.66), to appear whenever dharma declines (4.7–8), and to ensure no sincere seeker is lost (6.40).
Which Gita verses are God's promises?
Gita 9.22 (yoga-kshema), 9.31 (my devotee is never lost), 18.66 (sarva-dharman parityajya — surrender, do not grieve), 4.7–8 (the divine reappears), and 6.40 (no good effort is wasted) are the central promise-verses.
How can I trust God's promises in the Gita?
Take one promise that meets your present pain, and live as if it were already true for a week. Trust grows from acting on the promise, not from waiting to verify it first.
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