Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches Verses 20-23 from the Seventh chapter of the Bhagavad Gita. This series of talks unfolds the highest truths of Vedanta through the study of "The song of God".

🔆Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 7, Verse 20:

कामैस्तैस्तैर्हृतज्ञाना: प्रपद्यन्तेऽन्यदेवता: |

तं तं नियममास्थाय प्रकृत्या नियता: स्वया || 20||

kāmais tais tair hṛita-jñānāḥ prapadyante ’nya-devatāḥ

taṁ taṁ niyamam āsthāya prakṛityā niyatāḥ svayā

🔴 Those whose knowledge has been carried away by material desires surrender to the celestial gods. Following their own nature, they worship the devatās, practicing rituals meant to propitiate these celestial personalities.

🔆Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 7, Verse 21:

यो यो यां यां तनुं भक्त: श्रद्धयार्चितुमिच्छति |

तस्य तस्याचलां श्रद्धां तामेव विदधाम्यहम् || 21||

yo yo yāṁ yāṁ tanuṁ bhaktaḥ śhraddhayārchitum ichchhati

tasya tasyāchalāṁ śhraddhāṁ tām eva vidadhāmyaham

🔴 Whatever celestial form a devotee seeks to worship with faith, I steady the faith of such a devotee in that form.

🔆Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 7, Verse 22:

स तया श्रद्धया युक्तस्तस्याराधनमीहते |

लभते च तत: कामान्मयैव विहितान्हि तान् || 22||

sa tayā śhraddhayā yuktas tasyārādhanam īhate

labhate cha tataḥ kāmān mayaiva vihitān hi tān

🔴 Endowed with faith, the devotee worships a particular celestial god and obtains the objects of desire. But in reality, I alone arrange these benefits.

🔆Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 7, Verse 23:

अन्तवत्तु फलं तेषां तद्भवत्यल्पमेधसाम् |

देवान्देवयजो यान्ति मद्भक्ता यान्ति मामपि || 23||

antavat tu phalaṁ teṣhāṁ tad bhavatyalpa-medhasām

devān deva-yajo yānti mad-bhaktā yānti mām api

🔴 But the fruit gained by these people of little understanding is perishable. Those who worship the celestial gods go to the celestial abodes, while My devotees come to Me.