CH 4, Verse 11

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Chapter 4

Verse 11

 

Ye yathaa maaM prapadyante taa.ns tath'aiva bhajaamy

aham /

mama vartm'aanuvartante manushhyaaH Paartha sarvaMshaH

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In whatever way men approach Me, in the same way I

bless them, O Arjuna, in all ways men tread paths

leading to Me.

 

LESSONS FROM BHAGAVAD GITA – 31

As taught by Parama Pujya Sri Swamiji

 

“In whatever way men approach Me, in the same way I

bless them, O Arjuna, in all ways men tread paths

leading to Me.”

 

The Lord blesses the people in keeping with the motive

or desire of the people who come to Him. If a man

worships the Lord to enjoy the fruits of His actions,

the Lord sanctions the fruits. Those who want their

worldly sorrows to be removed, the Lord sees that

their sorrows are removed. To those who perform

actions in the spirit of Karma Yoga, that is, without

any selfish motive, to them the Lord grants Divine

Knowledge and brings about their spiritual elevation.

Those who want salvation, the Lord is pleased to grant

it.

 

Desire for salvation is not given to all people. Most

of the people worship God for the fulfillment of their

earthly desires. Those who are suffering from disease

pray to God for its removal. Others worship God for

wealth, prosperity, and good family life. This class

of people does not want spiritual elevation. But

because they have chosen to worship God, although for

the gratification of their selfish desires, God is

pleased to bless them and their desires are fulfilled.

Another class of people worships God for divine

knowledge and occult powers, and after obtaining which

they preach the same to others and thus earns a name

and fame. But the best class of devotees is those who

worship God because they love God and they cannot help

it. They get salvation.

 

‘In all ways, Men tread paths leading to Me!” All

people are going along the path that will lead them to

the Lord. The followers of the path of knowledge,

(Jnana Yoga,) the followers of the path of action,

(Karma Yoga,) and those who follow the path of sense

enjoyment, all will reach, in due course, the highest

spiritual achievement. Some may reach earlier and

some late. This is all the difference. According to

their Samskaras, (tendencies,) some go along the

shorter route and others take to a longer one. Even

those who are after sensual enjoyments, sooner or

later, would come to the path that would take them to

the Lord. After having experienced the tension, pain

and sufferings involved in such a life, they will give

up their sensuous pursuits and turn their minds to

God. Thus, one day or other, they are sure to reach

the path that will lead them to God.

 

The idea is that the Lord does not bless anyone, due

to attachment, or withhold, due to aversion. The Lord

resorts to His devotees in the way they approach Him.

In all conceivable ways, people tread paths leading to

Him alone.

 

 

 

 

 

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