Bhagavad Gita 7.21 meaningSeeing the divine in everything
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
“Whatever form someone prays to with faith, I make that faith strong.”
What it means
“Whatever form a person chooses to worship with faith, I make their faith in it steady.”
The original Sanskrit
यो यो यां यां तनुं भक्तः श्रद्धयार्चितुमिच्छति । तस्य तस्याचलां श्रद्धां तामेव विदधाम्यहम् ॥
yo yo yāṃ yāṃ tanuṃ bhaktaḥ śraddhayārcitumicchati tasya tasyācalāṃ śraddhāṃ tāmeva vidadhāmyaham
Translations
Literal translation
Whichever form (of a deity) any devotee wants to worship with faith, that very firm faith of his I strengthen.
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
जो-जो (सकामी) भक्त जिस-जिस (देवता के) रूप को श्रद्धा से पूजना चाहता है, उस-उस (भक्त) की मैं उस ही देवता के प्रति श्रद्धा को स्थ िर करता हूँ।
Swami Tejomayananda
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