अनन्याश्चिन्तयन्तो मां ये जनाः पर्युपासते। तेषां नित्याभियुक्तानां योगक्षेमं वहाम्यहम्॥

Bhagavad Gita 9.22 comes from the ninth chapter, which Krishna presents as the royal knowledge and royal secret. Within a run of verses about devotion, this one describes the person who thinks of him without any other object, ananya, and is constantly engaged in that worship. Krishna's reply is expressed in the first person, aham, and has become one of the best-known statements of divine care in the text.

The two key terms are yoga and kshema. Traditional commentators explain yoga as the acquisition of what one does not yet have and kshema as the protection of what one already has. Vahami means I carry or bear, so the line yoga-kshemam vahamy aham is read as I carry their acquisition and preservation. The preceding phrase nitya-abhiyuktanam describes people who are constantly steadfast, and ananyash chintayanto means contemplating with no other focus. The verse is therefore about a particular quality of single-minded devotion, not casual or occasional worship.

Some traditions emphasise that the care described is mainly spiritual, while others take it more broadly. As a well-known example of its public reach, the phrase yogakshemam vahamyaham is the motto of the Life Insurance Corporation of India. The verse is popular among devotees as a reminder of trust, and it should not be read as a promise that nothing will go wrong, a point that teachers commonly make when explaining it.