Bhagavad Gita 9.24 meaningThe open secret
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
“I receive every prayer. Those who don’t know this come back again.”
What it means
“I am the one who receives and rules all offerings. Because they don't recognise me as I really am, they fall back.”
The original Sanskrit
अहं हि सर्वयज्ञानां भोक्ता च प्रभुरेव च । न तु मामभिजानन्ति तत्त्वेनातश्च्यवन्ति ते ॥
ahaṃ hi sarvayajñānāṃ bhoktā ca prabhureva ca na tu māmabhijānanti tattvenātaścyavanti te
Translations
Literal translation
I indeed am the enjoyer as also the Lord of all sacrifices; but they do not know Me in reality. Therefore they fall.
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
क्योंकि सब यज्ञों का भोक्ता और स्वामी मैं ही हूँ, परन्तु वे मुझे तत्त्वत: नहीं जानते हैं, इसलिए वे गिरते हैं, अर्थात् संसार को प् राप्त होते हैं।
Swami Tejomayananda
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