122. Mantra of ‘It Is Him’

As Paramatma, Krishna says, “For he who perceives Me everywhere and sees all in Me, I am never lost, nor is he ever lost to Me” (6.30). This verse is the foundation for bhakti yoga where practitioners perceive Paramatma everywhere and in every situation.

The mantra of ‘It Is Him’ - ‘It’ being any person thing or a situation, can do miracles if we let it go deeper by repetition. Once we come to this realisation, we begin to perceive the Paramatma in everyone and everything -whether a person is friend or enemy, helping or harming, praising or criticising; whether something is as precious as gold or as worthless as stone; whether situations are favorable or challenging, frightening or comforting; whether the moment brings pleasure or pain, success or failure.

Krishna says in whatever way people are devoted to me, in that measure I manifest myself to them (4.11) and to me none is hateful and none is dear (9.29). This needs to be kept in mind to understand when Krishna says in an intriguing way that ‘I never lose sight of him who perceives Me everywhere’. This implies that the measure of divisiveness in us indicates our distance from Paramatma.

He further assures, “He who, established in oneness, worships Me abiding in all beings, that yogi dwells in Me, whatever be his mode of living” (6.31). It’s about who we are but not about what we do or what we have.

Our tendency is to admire certain professionals, such as sportspeople and actors, while looking down upon others. Similarly, we admire those who are rich, powerful, or famous. We often judge people by their way of living. This verse brings about a paradigm shift, where Krishna says that establishing oneself in oneness is what truly matters, not one’s external way of life. Krishna assures that such a yogi, who has attained oneness amidst divisions, dwells in Him.