Shloka 21
Rāja-Vidyā Rāja-Guhya Yoga (राजविद्या राजगुह्य योग) — The Yoga of Royal Knowledge and Royal Secret
योयोयां यां तनुं भक्तः श्रद्धयार्चितुमिच्छति । तस्य तस्याचलां श्रद्धां तामेव विद्धाम्पहम्
yo yo yāṁ yāṁ tanūṁ bhaktaḥ śraddhayārcitum icchati | tasya tasyācalāṁ śraddhāṁ tām eva viddhy aham ||
Welche Gestalt auch immer ein Verehrer im Glauben ehren möchte, Ich mache den Glauben eben dieses Menschen fest und unerschütterlich auf die von ihm gewählte Gestalt hin.
अजुन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that sincere devotion is supported by the divine: when a worshipper chooses a particular form to revere with faith, that faith is strengthened and stabilized toward the chosen object of worship.
In the Bhīṣma Parva’s didactic setting, Arjuna speaks about worship and faith, describing how a devotee’s intention to honor a particular form is met by a stabilizing reinforcement of that devotion.