7.19 बहूनां जन्मनामन्ते ज्ञानवान्मां प्रपद्यते। वासुदेवः सर्वमिति स महात्मा सुदुर्लभः
bahūnāṃ janmanām
Word meanings
bahūnām—many;janmanām—births;ante—after;jñāna-vān—one who is endowed with knowledge;mām—unto me;prapadyate—surrenders;vāsudevaḥ—Shree Krishna, the son of Vasudev;sarvam—all;iti—that;saḥ—that;mahā-ātmā—great soul;su-durlabhaḥ—very rare
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Divine Verses of the Bhagavad Gita • Swami Dayananda Saraswati
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At the end of many births, one attains Me with the conviction that 'All is Vasudeva'- that noble soul is very difficult to attain.
After many lives, at last the wise man realises Me as I am. A man so enlightened that he sees God everywhere is very difficult to find.
At the end of many births, the man of knowledge finds refuge in Me, realising that 'Vasudeva is all.' It is very hard to find such a great-souled person.
At the end of many births the man of Knowledge attains Me, (realizing) that Vasudeva is all. Such a high-souled one is very rare.
At the end of many births the wise man comes to Me, realising that all this is Vasudeva (the innermost Self); such a great soul (Mahatma) is very hard to find.
7.21 यो यो यां यां तनुं भक्तः श्रद्धयार्चितुमिच्छति। तस्य तस्याचलां श्रद्धां तामेव विदधाम्यहम्
yo yo yāṃ yāṃ tanuṃ bhaktaḥ śraddhay
Word meanings
yām yām—whichever;tanum—form;bhaktaḥ—devotee;śhraddhayā—with faith;architum—to worship;ichchhati—desires;tasya tasya—to him;achalām—steady;śhraddhām—faith;tām—in that;eva—certainly;vidadhāmi—bestow;aham—I
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Divine Verses of the Bhagavad Gita • Swami Dayananda Saraswati
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Whatever form of deity a devotee, whomever they may be, desires to worship with faith, I assume that form which is firm and is according to their faith.
But whatever the form of worship, if the devotee have faith, then upon his faith in that worship do I set My own seal.
Whichever devotee seeks to worship with faith whatever form, I make that very faith steadfast.
Whichever form (of a deity) any devotee wants to worship with faith, that very firm faith of his I strengthen.
Whatsoever form any devotee desires to worship with faith–that (same) faith of his I make firm and unflinching.
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ज्ञानविज्ञानयोग
Chapter 7: Jnana Vijnana Yoga
jñānavijñānayoga
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7.20 कामैस्तैस्तैर्हृतज्ञानाः प्रपद्यन्तेऽन्यदेवताः। तं तं नियममास्थाय प्रकृत्या नियताः स्वया
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Word meanings
kāmaiḥ—by material desires;taiḥ taiḥ—by various;hṛita-jñānāḥ—whose knowledge has been carried away;prapadyante—surrender;anya—to other;devatāḥ—celestial gods;tam tam—the various;niyamam—rules and regulations;āsthāya—following;prakṛityā—by nature;niyatāḥ—controlled;svayā—by their own
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Divine Verses of the Bhagavad Gita • Swami Dayananda Saraswati
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Being robbed of their wisdom by innumerable desires and controlled by their own nature, persons take refuge in other deities, following one or the other religious regulations.
They in whom wisdom is obscured by one desire or the other, worship the lesser Powers, practising many rites which vary according to their temperaments.
Controlled by their inherent nature, and deprived of knowledge by various desires, worldly-minded men resort to other gods, observing various disciplines.
People, deprived of their wisdom by desires for various objects and guided by their own nature, resort to other deities following the relevant methods.
Those whose wisdom has been rent away by this or that desire, go to other gods, following this or that rite, led by their own nature.
