Bhagavad Gita 7.23
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
Word-by-Word
| Sanskrit | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| anta-vat | anta-vat | perishable |
| tu | tu | but |
| phalam | phalam | fruit |
| teṣhām | teṣhām | by them |
| tat | tat | that |
| bhavati | bhavati | is |
| alpa-medhasām | alpa-medhasām | people of small understanding |
| devān | devān | to the celestial gods |
| deva-yajaḥ | deva-yajaḥ | the worshipers of the celestial gods |
| yānti | yānti | go |
| mat | mat | my |
| bhaktāḥ | bhaktāḥ | devotees |
| yānti | yānti | go |
| mām | mām | to me |
| api | api | whereas |
Verily, the reward (fruit) that accrues to those men of small intelligence is finite. The worshippers of the gods go to them, whereas My devotees come to Me.
परन्तु उन अल्प बुद्धि पुरुषों का वह फल नाशवान् होता है। देवताओं के पूजक देवताओं को प्राप्त होते हैं और मेरे भक्त मुझे ही प्राप्त होते हैं।।