Knowledge of Purushottama becomes full devotion.
Krishna speaks to Arjuna
यो मामेवमसम्मूढो जानाति पुरुषोत्तमम् |स सर्वविद्भजति मां सर्वभावेन भारत ||१५-१९||
yo māmevamasammūḍho jānāti puruṣottamam . sa sarvavidbhajati māṃ sarvabhāvena bhārata ||15-19||
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Meaning
One who, without delusion, knows Me as Purushottama knows everything and worships Me with all his being, O Bharata.
Translation: Gita Guidance (original English rendering).
In plain words
Knowing Krishna as Purushottama leads to whole-hearted devotion.
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Explanation
True knowledge culminates in bhakti. When a person understands Krishna as the Supreme Person, worship becomes complete, not partial or occasional.
Read the traditional commentary
Krishna now reveals the transformative fruit of the knowledge just imparted. One who, free from delusion (asammūḍhaḥ), truly knows Him as the Puruṣottama — the Supreme Person — becomes sarvavit, the knower of all. This is a striking claim: to know the source of everything is, in a sense, to know everything that matters. When the root is grasped, the meaning of all the branches becomes clear.
But Krishna does not let knowledge remain merely intellectual. The natural and inevitable expression of this true knowing is sarva-bhāvena bhajati — worship with one's whole being, the entire heart poured out in love. Genuine understanding of God does not produce dry detachment but flowers into wholehearted devotion.
This verse beautifully unites jnana (knowledge) and bhakti (love): to truly know the Supreme is to love Him completely. The path of the chapter, which began with cutting down the tree of bondage, culminates here in joyful, total surrender to the Beloved.
In daily life
Let understanding turn into whole-hearted worship.
A person may move from reading about Krishna to offering thoughts, actions, and emotions to Him.
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Offer one thought, one action, and one emotion to Krishna.
I worship Purushottama with my whole being.Reflect
Is my devotion partial or whole-hearted?
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Krishna on bhakti, in other chapters
- Verse 18.65Turn your whole heart to the Divine in remembrance, love, and reverence, and you will surely reach it.
- Verse 13.19Understanding these truths with a devoted heart, not just a sharp mind, is what lifts you into the Divine.
- Verse 7.1Knowledge of the Divine ripens not from argument but from a mind anchored in Him, steady practice, and wholehearted refuge.
- Verse 11.54Only wholehearted, single-minded devotion opens the path to truly know, see, and unite with the Divine.
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Questions about Bhagavad Gita 15.19
Who says Bhagavad Gita 15.19, and to whom?
Krishna speaks to Arjuna in verse 15.19, in Chapter 15, Purushottama Yoga (Purushottama Yoga).
What does Bhagavad Gita 15.19 mean?
One who, without delusion, knows Me as Purushottama knows everything and worships Me with all his being, O Bharata. (Translation: Gita Guidance (original English rendering).)
What is the lesson of Bhagavad Gita 15.19 for daily life?
Let understanding turn into whole-hearted worship. A person may move from reading about Krishna to offering thoughts, actions, and emotions to Him.
What do the Sanskrit words in Bhagavad Gita 15.19 mean?
यः माम् एवम् — he who thus (knows) Me; असम्मूढः — undeluded; जानाति पुरुषोत्तमम् — knows as the Supreme Person; सः सर्ववित् — he, the knower of all; भजति माम् — worships Me.
Where does verse 15.19 come in the Bhagavad Gita?
It is verse 19 of 20 in Chapter 15, Purushottama Yoga. The next verse is 15.20.