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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 7, Verse 23

Knowledge and Realization

अन्तवत्तु फलं तेषां तद्भवत्यल्पमेधसाम्। देवान्देवयजो यान्ति मद्भक्ता यान्ति मामपि

antavat tu phalaṁ teṣhāṁ tad bhavatyalpa-medhasām devān deva-yajo yānti mad-bhaktā yānti mām api

What does Bhagavad Gita 7.23 mean?

The fruit that comes to people of limited insight is, after all, finite. Those who worship the Lower Powers attain them; but those who worship Me come to Me alone.

Word-by-word meaning

anta-vat—perishable · tu—but · phalam—fruit · teṣhām—by them · tat—that · bhavati—is · alpa-medhasām—people of small understanding · devān—to the celestial gods · deva-yajaḥ—the worshipers of the celestial gods · yānti—go · mat—my · bhaktāḥ—devotees · yānti—go · mām—to me · api—whereas

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