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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 9, Verse 25

The Royal Secret

यान्ति देवव्रता देवान् पितृ़न्यान्ति पितृव्रताः। भूतानि यान्ति भूतेज्या यान्ति मद्याजिनोऽपि माम्

yānti deva-vratā devān pitṝīn yānti pitṛi-vratāḥ bhūtāni yānti bhūtejyā yānti mad-yājino ’pi mām

What does Bhagavad Gita 9.25 mean?

Those devoted to the gods go to the gods; those devoted to the ancestors go to the ancestors; those who worship the elemental beings go to the elemental beings; and those who worship Me come to Me.

Word-by-word meaning

yānti—go · deva-vratāḥ—worshipers of celestial gods · devān—amongst the celestial gods · pitṝīn—to the ancestors · yānti—go · pitṛi-vratā—worshippers of ancestors · bhūtāni—to the ghosts · yānti—go · bhūta-ijyāḥ—worshippers of ghosts · yānti—go · mat—my · yājinaḥ—devotees · api—and · mām—to me

souldevotiongodignorancestrengthsacrifice

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