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Chapter 7
yo yo yam yam tanum bhaktah iraddhayareitumiechati
tasya fasyacalam Sraddhsm tameva vidadhamyaham
Whatever celestial form a devotee seeks to worship, with faith, I steady the faith of such a devotee, in that form 21
Comment:-
Yo yo yam yam[1]tanum bhaktah..tameva vidadhamyaham:—The Lord, makes the faith of devotees steady in the gods, whom they seek to worship. The Lord, does not force them to have faith only, in Him. Faith in other gods, does not lead to salvation, because they adore them to satisfy their desire. But, He makes the faith of a devotee firm in Him, if he has faith in Him and he wants to attain salvation, because He is a disinterested friend, of all beings (Gita 5/29).
Now, a question arises, why the Lord does not make the faith of all persons firm only in Him? The Lord seems to answer the question, by saying that if He stabilizes their faith, only in Him, they lose their independence and He is proved, selfish. So, He sets an example for human beings, that they should be impartial, and should not motivate other people to have faith in them, and adore them only.
The second question that arises, that the Lord by stabilizing their faith in other gods, does not think of their welfare, because that faith does not lead them to salvation. The answer is, that if He stabilizes their faith in Him, apart from others, that will cease their reverence and faith, in Him. But, if they are given freedom, being intelligent and wise, they may be attracted towards Him, and that attraction will lead them to salvation. This, is the best way, to their salvation.
The third question was does the Lord, instead of uplifting them, degrade them by stabilizing their faith, in other gods? The answer is, that He stabilizes their faith not only in gods, but in anyone, whom they wish (desire) to adore and they are free to change their wish, because they have discrimination which is a divine gift to every human being. Had they been weak, incapable and helpless, in changing their inclinations (desire), then where is the glory in this human birth? By using this discrimination, they can kill the enemy in the form of desire (3/43).
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