Bhagavad Gita 7.20
कामैस्तैस्तैर्हृतज्ञानाः प्रपद्यन्तेऽन्यदेवताः। तं तं नियममास्थाय प्रकृत्या नियताः स्वया।।
kāmais tais tair hṛita-jñānāḥ prapadyante ’nya-devatāḥ taṁ taṁ niyamam āsthāya prakṛityā niyatāḥ svayā
Word-by-Word
| Sanskrit | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| kāmaiḥ | kāmaiḥ | by material desires |
| taiḥ taiḥ | taiḥ taiḥ | by various |
| hṛita-jñānāḥ | hṛita-jñānāḥ | whose knowledge has been carried away |
| prapadyante | prapadyante | surrender |
| anya | anya | to other |
| devatāḥ | devatāḥ | celestial gods |
| tam tam | tam tam | the various |
| niyamam | niyamam | rules and regulations |
| āsthāya | āsthāya | following |
| prakṛityā | prakṛityā | by nature |
| niyatāḥ | niyatāḥ | controlled |
| svayā | svayā | by their own |
Those whose wisdom has been taken away by this or that desire, go to other gods, following this or that rite, led by their own nature.
भोगविशेष की कामना से जिनका ज्ञान हर लिया गया है, ऐसे पुरुष अपने स्वभाव से प्रेरित हुए अन्य देवताओं को विशिष्ट नियम का पालन करते हुए भजते हैं।।