CH 7, Verse 22

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Chapter 7

Verse 22

 

Sa tayaa shraddhayaa yuktas tasy'aaraadhanam eehate /

labhate cha tatah kaamaan may'aivah vihitaan hitaan //

 

Possessed of that faith he engages in the worship of

that form; from that divinity he gains his desires –

being indeed dispensed by Me alone.

 

LESSONS FROM BHAGAVAD GITA – 74

As taught by Parama Pujya Sri Swamiji

 

"Possessed of that faith he engages in the worship of

that form; from that divinity he gains his desires –

being indeed dispensed by Me alone."

 

All Gods or divinities like Indra, Varuna, Agni, Vayu,

Brahma (Creator), Vishnu, Shiva, Ganapati, Lakshmi,

Saraswati, etc., derive their status and powers from

the Lord Himself, who is the Supreme Godhead.

Therefore, any gift received from these Gods comes

from the Supreme Lord alone, as sanctioned by Him. The

rewards may appear to have come from a particular

deity, but they have their source in the Lord alone.

 

People worship the deities in order to attain some

boons or material welfare. Their devotion is mainly

motivated by worldly needs like mitigation of

sufferings, securing wealth or some status in Life and

when the worship of a particular deity is found

yielding results, many become votaries of that deity.

But these ignorant devotees do not understand that the

powers of the deities are derived from the Supreme

Lord. It is He who answers their prayers and gives

them what they want through the medium of the deities.

Therefore if these devotees were able to look upon

their chosen deities as symbols of the Supreme Lord,

they would be able to convert their worship into the

worship of the Supreme Godhead and attain not only

material benefits but also enlightenment and

realization at the end. This is the idea.

 

 

 

 

 

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