Verse-25
Chapter 9 — Rajvidya Rajguha Yoga
Verse 25
🕉 Original Sanskrit Shloka
yānti devavratā devān pitrīnyānti pitṛvratāḥ
bhūtāni yānti bhūtejyā yānti madyājino'pi māṁ
🕉 English Translation
Karen Pooja Devon ki Devon ko payen,
Pitron ke poojak to pitron ko jayen.
Milen Bhooton se poojak unke sada,
Bhakt mere Arjun! Mujhe lete paa.
📜 Translation
English
The ones who worship the deities with a desire for reward go to the gods after giving up the body. The worshippers of manes go to the manes, those who worship the spirits go to them; but My devotees reach Me.
Just as spirit is, so will be the attainment; such is the universal principle. All fingers are not equal. There is a difference in the attitude of all. Some worship the gods with the intention of getting reward. One can get material objects for enjoyment from the gods but it is beyond their capacity to give liberation. On dropping off of the body at the most they can enable one to attain their own world and nothing else.
Some persons to accomplish their tasks devote themselves to the manes and keep doing this throughout their life; after giving up the body such persons go to the world of manes! The worship of the gods and the manes can still be acceptable; to do it with the spirit of dedication to the divine can also be a means of welfare of the embodied being; but the worship of the spirit is from every point of view extremely impure, unholy (tamasic) and harmful. With the use of impure material at impure places with impure intentions such things are done. There exist such people who perform this kind of worship. But the result is terribly unfortunate. They otherwise also will attain the class of ghosts and spirits.
The Blessed Lord says that similarly those who worship Me they come to Me-
The matter requires deliberation. The decision lies with us. What do we want? That we need to consider. Which attainment is beneficial for us? Whether it will lead us to supreme status or the goal should be that only and that is why the same should be object of our worship! There is not an iota of doubt that this can be achieved only through the Divine.
There should remain no doubt in the mind that the worship of gods is easy. There may be complications in the worship of the Lord. That worship is of the highest kind and hence the means to be adopted for it would also be very high and difficult. The preacher of the Gita is removing this doubt in very simple and uncomplicated words.