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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 7, Verse 16

Knowledge and Realization

चतुर्विधा भजन्ते मां जनाः सुकृतिनोऽर्जुन। आर्तो जिज्ञासुरर्थार्थी ज्ञानी च भरतर्षभ

chatur-vidhā bhajante māṁ janāḥ sukṛitino ’rjuna ārto jijñāsur arthārthī jñānī cha bharatarṣhabha

What does Bhagavad Gita 7.16 mean?

Four kinds of virtuous people worship Me, O Arjuna: the distressed, the seeker of knowledge, the seeker of wealth, and the man of wisdom, O best of the Bharatas.

Word-by-word meaning

chatuḥ-vidhāḥ—four kinds · bhajante—worship · mām—me · janāḥ—people · su-kṛitinaḥ—those who are pious · arjuna—Arjun · ārtaḥ—the distressed · jijñāsuḥ—the seekers of knowledge · artha-arthī—the seekers of material gain · jñānī—those who are situated in knowledge · cha—and · bharata-ṛiṣhabha—The best amongst the Bharatas, Arjun

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