Bhagavad Gita 4.12 meaningWisdom in action
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
“Some people pray only for quick results — and they get them.”
What it means
“People who want quick results in this world worship the powers that grant them, because success from such actions comes fast.”
The original Sanskrit
काङ्क्षन्तः कर्मणां सिद्धिं यजन्त इह देवताः । क्षिप्रं हि मानुषे लोके सिद्धिर्भवति कर्मजा ॥
kāṅkṣantaḥ karmaṇāṃ siddhiṃ yajanta iha devatāḥ kṣipraṃ hi mānuṣe loke siddhirbhavati karmajā
Translations
Literal translation
Longing for the fruition of actions (of their rites and duties), they worship the gods here. For, in the human world, success from action comes quickly.
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
(सामान्य मनुष्य) यहाँ (इस लोक में) कर्मों के फल को चाहते हुये देवताओं को पूजते हैं; क्योंकि मनुष्य लो क में कर्मों के फल शीघ्र ही प्राप्त होते हैं।
Swami Tejomayananda
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