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Bhagavad Gita 4.11 meaningWisdom in action

In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it

“However you come to me, I meet you there. Every path leads to me.”

What it means

“However people come to me, I meet them in that same way. Every path people take ultimately leads to me.”

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The original Sanskrit · known as “Ye Yatha Mam Prapadyante”

ये यथा मां प्रपद्यन्ते तांस्तथैव भजाम्यहम् । मम वर्त्मानुवर्तन्ते मनुष्याः पार्थ सर्वशः ॥

ye yathā māṃ prapadyante tāṃstathaiva bhajāmyaham mama vartmānuvartante manuṣyāḥ pārtha sarvaśaḥ

Translations

Literal translation

According to the manner in which they approach Me, I favour them in that very manner. O son of Partha, human beings follow My path in every way.

Swami Gambhirananda

हिंदी अनुवाद

जो मुझे जैसे भजते हैं, मैं उन पर वैसे ही अनुग्रह करता हूँ; हे पार्थ सभी मनुष्य सब प्रकार से, मेरे ही मार्ग का अनुवर्तन करते हैं।

Swami Tejomayananda

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