Bhagavad Gita · 7.23
॥
Devanāgarī
अन्तवत्तु फलं तेषां तद्भवत्यल्पमेधसाम् ।
देवान्देवयजो यान्ति मद्भक्ता यान्ति मामपि ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
antavat tu phalaṁ teṣāṁ tad bhavaty alpa-medhasām |
devān deva-yajo yānti mad-bhaktā yānti mām api ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
अन्तवत् तुantavat tubut perishable, having an end.
फलम्phalamresults.
तेषाम्teṣāmtheir.
तत् भवतिtat bhavatithey become.
अल्पमेधसाम्alpa-medhasāmof those who have little (alpa) intelligence (medhasām).
देवान्devānto the demigods.
देवयजःdeva-yajaḥthose who worship the demigods.
यान्तिyāntithey go.
मद्भक्ताःmat-bhaktāḥMy devotees.
यान्तिyāntithey go.
माम् अपिmām apito Me indeed.
Translation
“But the results obtained by these people of little intelligence are perishable. Those who worship the demigods go to the demigods, whereas My devotees ultimately come to Me.”
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