Bhagavad Gita 7.23 meaningSeeing the divine in everything
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
“Those gifts don’t last. Those who love me come to me.”
What it means
“But what such limited understanding gains is temporary. Those who worship the gods go to the gods; those who love me come to me.”
The original Sanskrit
अन्तवत्तु फलं तेषां तद्भवत्यल्पमेधसाम् । देवान्देवयजो यान्ति मद्भक्ता यान्ति मामपि ॥
antavattu phalaṃ teṣāṃ tadbhavatyalpamedhasām devāndevayajo yānti madbhaktā yānti māmapi
Translations
Literal translation
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.
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
परन्तु उन अल्प बुद्धि पुरुषों का वह फल नाशवान् होता है। देवताओं के पूजक देवताओं को प्राप्त होते हैं और मेरे भक्त मुझे ही प्राप्त होते हैं।
Swami Tejomayananda
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