Bhagavad Gita 4.11 · Ye Yatha Mam Prapadyanteये यथा मां प्रपद्यन्ते तांस्तथैव भजाम्यहम्।मम वर्त्मानुवर्तन्ते मनुष्याः पार्थ सर्वशः ॥
ye yathā māṁ prapadyante tāns tathaiva
bhajāmyaham mama vartmānuvartante manuṣhyāḥ pārtha sarvaśhaḥ
Sanskrit recitation
Wisdom that returns in every age · 4.1–4.15 · Teaching
Translation
In whatever way men approach Me, even so do I reward them; My path do men tread in all ways, O Arjuna.
Hindi translation
हे पृथानन्दन ! जो भक्त जिस प्रकार मेरी शरण लेते हैं, मैं उन्हें उसी प्रकार आश्रय देता हूँ; क्योंकि सभी मनुष्य सब प्रकारसे मेरे मार्गका अनुकरण करते हैं।
Meaning
I reward men by bestowing on them the objects they desire in accordance with their ways and the motives with which they seek Me. If anyone worships Me with selfish motives I grant him the objects he desires. If he worships Me unselfishly for attaining knowledge of the Self, I grant him Moksha or final liberation. I am not at all partial to anyone. (Cf.VII.21andIX.23).
After Swami Sivananda
Wisdom that returns in every age· 4.1–4.15→
Teachers usually read this idea across several verses together, one shared reflection covers the whole unit.
- 4.1The Blessed Lord said, "I taught this imperishable Yoga to Vivasvan; he then told it to…
- 4.2This, handed down in regular succession by the royal sages, was known. This Yoga, however,…
- 4.3That same ancient yoga has been today taught to you by me, for you are my devotee and my…
- 4.4Arjuna said, "Later was Thy birth, and prior to it was the birth of Vivasvan (the Sun);…
- 4.5The Blessed Lord said, "Many births of Mine have passed, as well as of thine, O Arjuna; I…
- 4.6Though I am unborn and of imperishable nature, and though I am the Lord of all beings,…
- 4.7Whenever there is a decline of righteousness and an increase of unrighteousness, O Arjuna,…
- 4.8For the protection of the good, for the destruction of the wicked, and for the…
- 4.9He who thus knows, in their true light, My divine birth and actions, having abandoned the…
- 4.10Freed from attachment, fear, and anger, absorbed in Me, taking refuge in Me, purified by…
4.11In whatever way men approach Me, even so do I reward them; My path do men tread in all…
- 4.12Those who long for success in action in this world sacrifice to the gods; for success is…
- 4.13The fourfold caste has been created by Me according to the differentiation of Guna and…
- 4.14Actions do not taint Me, nor do I have a desire for the fruit of actions. He who knows Me…
- 4.15Having known this, the ancient seekers of freedom also performed action; therefore, do…
Word-by-word→
- ye
- who
- eva
- certainly
- aham
- I
- mama
- my
- mām
- unto me
- tān
- them
- tathā
- so
- vartma
- path
- yathā
- in whatever way
- pārtha
- Arjun, the son of Pritha
- bhajāmi
- reciprocate
- anuvartante
- follow
- prapadyante
- surrender
- sarvaśhaḥ
- in all respects
- manuṣhyāḥ
- men
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