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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

SanskritTransliterationMeaning
anta-vatanta-vatperishable
tutubut
phalamphalamfruit
teṣhāmteṣhāmby them
tattatthat
bhavatibhavatiis
alpa-medhasāmalpa-medhasāmpeople of small understanding
devāndevānto the celestial gods
deva-yajaḥdeva-yajaḥthe worshipers of the celestial gods
yāntiyāntigo
matmatmy
bhaktāḥbhaktāḥdevotees
yāntiyāntigo
māmmāmto me
apiapiwhereas

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।।