Mam Hi Partha Vyapashritya

Krishna opens the gates to everyone. In the social context of the Mahabharata era, certain groups were considered to have less access to spiritual liberation. Krishna overturns that assumption directly. Women, vaishyas, shudras, even those called 'papa-yoni' — all of them, by taking refuge in me, attain the highest goal.

The path of bhakti does not check your birth certificate. It does not ask about your ancestry or your social standing. It asks one thing only: have you turned toward the divine with sincerity? If the answer is yes, the destination is the same for everyone.

This was a radical statement in its time. And across centuries, the bhakti movement — from Andal to Kabir to Tukaram — built itself on exactly this foundation.

This shloka completes the arc that began at 9.29. Krishna first declared his equal regard for all, then promised redemption for the worst sinner, then pledged that his devotee never perishes. Now he extends that promise to every section of society.

The bhakti tradition across India has treated this shloka as one of its cornerstones. Sant literature in every Indian language echoes its spirit: devotion knows no barriers of birth.