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Shri Sankara's Gita Bhashya
(Sri Sankaracharya's Commentary on the Gita)
CHAPTER -9
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25. Votaries of the devas go to the devas; to the Pitts go their votaries; to the Bhūtas go the Bhūta- worshippers; My votaries too come unto Me. Votaries of the devas (gods)-those whose vows (religious observances) and devotion are directed to the gods, go to the devas; to the Pitrs, the Agnisvāttas and others, go their votaries-those who are devoted to the Pitrs and engage themselves in the per formance of śrāddhā and other rites; to the Bhūtas, i.e., to the Vināyakas, the group of divine mothers, the four Bhaginls, and the like, go the Bhūta-worshtppers; My votaries too come unto Me- those who worship Me, the devotees of Visnu come only to Myself. Though (in all these cases) the effort is the same, they (who worship others) fail to worship Me directly, through (their) ignorance; and therefore they become enjoyers of trifling results. Not only do my devotees obtain inexhaustible fruit, namely, non-return (to worldly existence), but I am also easy to propitiate. How? |
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