Yatharth Geeta -Swami Adgadanand 432

Yatharth Geeta -Swami Adgadanand Ji

CHAPTER 7 Immaculate Knowledge चतुर्विधा भजन्ते मां जना: सुकृतिनोऽर्जुन। आर्तो जिज्ञासुरर्थार्थी ज्ञानी च भरतर्षभ ॥16॥ [ “Four kinds of devotees, O the best of Bharat, worship me : the ones who desire material rewards, the distressed and those men of knowledge who aspire to know me.” ] The four kinds cover all worshippers. There are first those who do the appointed task because doing it will bring good fortune, they are the doers of selfish action. There are, then, men who devote themselves to God because they wish to be liberated from grief. Yet other devotees long to have a direct perception of God. And, lastly, there are the wise men, the realized sages, who have attained to the stage of reaching the supreme goal. Material wealth is the means that sustains the body as well as all its relations. So riches and satisfaction of desires are first provided by God. Krishn says that he is the provider of means, but his words suggest more than this. The really lasting wealth is made up of spiritual acquisition. This is the real treasure.