Bhagavad Gita 7.22 meaningSeeing the divine in everything
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
“They get what they wish for — but it really comes from me.”
What it means
“Full of that faith, they worship that form and get what they want — but really, it is I who give it.”
The original Sanskrit
स तया श्रद्धया युक्तस्तस्याराधनमीहते । लभते च ततः कामान्मयैव विहितान्हि तान् ॥
sa tayā śraddhayā yuktastasyārādhanamīhate labhate ca tataḥ kāmānmayaivavihitānhi tān
Translations
Literal translation
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.
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
वह (भक्त) उस श्रद्धा से युक्त होकर उस देवता का पूजन करता है और उससे मेरे द्वारा विधान किये हुये इच्छित भोगों को नि:सन् देह प्राप्त करता है।
Swami Tejomayananda
Go deeper
Commentaries
How great teachers across 1,200 years have explained this verse.
Loading commentaries…
Keep reading · 7.23“But what such limited understanding gains is temporary. Those who worship the gods go to the gods; those who love me come to me.”