Chapter 9 · Raja Vidya Raja Guhya Yoga - The Yoga of Royal Knowledge and Royal SecretKrishna
Verse 25
श्रीमद्भगवद्गीता अध्याय 9, श्लोक 25
Sanskrit Shloka (श्लोक)
यान्ति देवव्रता देवान्पितॄन्यान्ति पितृव्रताः।
भूतानि यान्ति भूतेज्या यान्ति मद्याजिनोऽपि माम्॥२५॥
Transliteration
Yanti Deva-Vrata Devan Pitrin Yanti Pitri-Vratah.
Bhutani Yanti Bhutejya Yanti Mad-Yajino'pi Mam.||25||
Word-by-Word Meaning (अन्वय)
यान्तिyantigo to
देवव्रताःdeva-vratahworshippers of the devas
देवान्devanthe devas
पितॄन्pitrinthe ancestors
यान्तिyantigo to
पितृव्रताःpitri-vratahworshippers of ancestors
भूतानिbhutanithe spirits/elemental beings
यान्तिyantigo to
भूतेज्याःbhutejyahworshippers of spirits
यान्तिyanticome to
मद्याजिनःmad-yajinahMy worshippers
अपिapialso
माम्mamMe
Hindi Translation (हिन्दी अर्थ)
देवताओं के उपासक देवताओं को प्राप्त होते हैं, पितरों के उपासक पितरों को, भूतों (प्रेत-पिशाचों) के उपासक भूतों को — और मेरे भक्त मुझे ही प्राप्त होते हैं।
English Translation
Worshippers of the devas go to the devas, worshippers of ancestors go to the ancestors, worshippers of spirits go to the spirits — but My devotees come to Me.
Commentary (टीका)
This verse establishes the principle 'you become what you worship.' The object of one's devotion determines one's destination. Those who worship limited beings attain limited realms. But devotees of the Supreme attain the Supreme — which is permanent and infinite. This is not about excluding other forms of worship but about revealing the highest possibility available to every soul.