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.
7.25 नाहं प्रकाशः सर्वस्य योगमायासमावृतः। मूढोऽयं नाभिजानाति लोको मामजमव्ययम्
n
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na—not;aham—I;prakāśhaḥ—manifest;sarvasya—to everyone;yoga-māyā—God’s supreme (divine) energy;samāvṛitaḥ—veiled;mūḍhaḥ—deluded;ayam—these;na—not;abhijānāti—know;lokaḥ—persons;mām—me;ajam—unborn;avyayam—immutable
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Divine Verses of the Bhagavad Gita • Swami Dayananda Saraswati
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Being surrounded by the trick of yoga-illusion, I am not clear to all; hence, this deluded world of perceivers does not recognize Me, the unborn and undying.
I am not visible to all, for I am enveloped by the illusion of Phenomenon. This deluded world does not know Me as the Unborn and the Imperishable.
Veiled by My Maya, I am not manifest to all. This deluded world does not recognize Me as the unborn and immutable.
Being enveloped by yoga-maya, I do not become manifest to all. This deluded world does not know Me who am birthless and undecaying.
I am not manifest to all (as I am), being veiled by the Yoga Maya. This deluded world does not know Me, the unborn and imperishable.
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ज्ञानविज्ञानयोग
Chapter 7: Jnana Vijnana Yoga
jñānavijñānayoga
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7.24 अव्यक्तं व्यक्तिमापन्नं मन्यन्ते मामबुद्धयः। परं भावमजानन्तो ममाव्ययमनुत्तमम्
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avyaktam—formless;vyaktim—possessing a personality;āpannam—to have assumed;manyante—think;mām—me;abuddhayaḥ—less intelligent;param—Supreme;bhāvam—nature;ajānantaḥ—not understanding;mama—my;avyayam—imperishable;anuttamam—excellent
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Divine Verses of the Bhagavad Gita • Swami Dayananda Saraswati
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Those of poor intellect are not aware of My higher, unchanging, and supreme nature; and thus, they consider Me, the Unmanifest, to be manifest.
The ignorant think of Me, who am the Unmanifested Spirit, as if I were really in human form. They do not understand that My Superior Nature is changeless and most excellent.
Not knowing My higher nature, immutable and unsurpassed, the ignorant think of Me as an unmanifest entity who has now become manifest.
The unintelligent, unaware of My supreme state which is immutable and unsurpassable, think of Me as the unmanifest that has become manifest.
The foolish think of Me, the Unmanifest, as having manifestation, knowing not My higher, immutable and most excellent nature.
