7.21 यो यो यां यां तनुं भक्तः श्रद्धयार्चितुमिच्छति। तस्य तस्याचलां श्रद्धां तामेव विदधाम्यहम्
yo yo yāṃ yāṃ tanuṃ bhaktaḥ śraddhay
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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.
7.23 अन्तवत्तु फलं तेषां तद्भवत्यल्पमेधसाम्। देवान्देवयजो यान्ति मद्भक्ता यान्ति मामपि
antavat
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anta-vat—perishable;tu—but;phalam—fruit;teṣhām—by them;tat—that;bhavati—is;alpa-medhasām—people of small understanding;devān—to the celestial gods;deva-yajaḥ—the worshipers of the celestial gods;yānti—go;mat—my;bhaktāḥ—devotees;yānti—go;mām—to me;api—whereas
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Divine Verses of the Bhagavad Gita • Swami Dayananda Saraswati
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But the fruit of those of poor intellect is finite; those who perform sacrifices aiming at the gods go to the gods, and My devotees come to Me.
The fruit that comes to men of limited insight is, after all, finite. They who worship the Lower Powers attain them; but those who worship Me come unto Me alone.
But limited is the fruit gained by these men of small understanding. The worshippers of the gods will go to the gods but My devotees will come to Me.
That result of theirs who are of poor intellect is indeed limited. The worshippers of gods go to the gods. My devotees go to Me alone.
Verily the reward (fruit) that accrues to those men of small intelligence is finite. The worshippers of the gods go to them, but My devotees come to Me.
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ज्ञानविज्ञानयोग
Chapter 7: Jnana Vijnana Yoga
jñānavijñānayoga
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7.22 स तया श्रद्धया युक्तस्तस्याराधनमीहते। लभते च ततः कामान्मयैव विहितान् हि तान्
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Word meanings
saḥ—he;tayā—with that;śhraddhayā—faith;yuktaḥ—endowed with;tasya—of that;ārādhanam—worship;īhate—tries to engange in;labhate—obtains;cha—and;tataḥ—from that;kāmān—desires;mayā—by me;eva—alone;vihitān—granted;hi—certainly;tān—those
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Divine Verses of the Bhagavad Gita • Swami Dayananda Saraswati
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Endowed with that faith, he seeks to worship that deity and thereby receives his desired objects, which are ordained by none other than Me.
If he worships one form alone with real faith, then shall his desires be fulfilled through that only; for thus have I ordained.
Endowed with that faith, he worships that form and thence gets the objects of his desire, granted in reality by Me alone.
Being imbued with that faith, that person engages in worshipping that form, and he gets those very desired results therefrom as they are dispensed by Me alone.
Endowed with that faith, he engages in the worship of that (form), and from it he obtains his desire, these being verily ordained by Me (alone).
