Bhagavad-gītā 7.22
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स तया श्रद्धया युक्तस्तस्याराधनमीहते। लभते च ततः कामान्मयैव विहितान् हि तान्।।7.22।।
sa tayā śhraddhayā yuktas tasyārādhanam īhate labhate cha tataḥ kāmān mayaiva vihitān hi tān
If he worships one form alone with real faith, then his desires shall be fulfilled through that alone; for thus I have ordained.
English rendering by Shri Purohit Swami. Each source voice remains named.
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| Sanskrit form | Meaning here |
|---|---|
| saḥ | he |
| tayā | with that |
| śhraddhayā | faith |
| yuktaḥ | endowed with |
| tasya | of that |
| ārādhanam | worship |
| īhate | tries to engange in |
| labhate | obtains |
| cha | and |
| tataḥ | from that |
| kāmān | desires |
| mayā | by me |
| eva | alone |
| vihitān | granted |
| hi | certainly |
| tān | those |
The last two words Hi and Tan are taken as one word, Hitan meaning benefits. The devotee who worships the lesser gods attains the objects of his desire .
Attributed explanatory witness: Swami Sivananda. Chapter lens: Map material and conscious energies, knowledge of Kṛṣṇa, māyā, approaches to divinity and the rarity of full knowledge.
Three named reading witnesses
Śaṅkara edition witness
Swami GambiranandaBeing imbued with that faith, that person engages in worshipping that form, and they get those very desired results as dispensed by Me alone.
Rāmānuja edition witness
Swami AdidevanandaEndowed with that faith, he worships that form and thereby gets the objects of his desire, granted in reality by Me alone.
Sivananda commentary witness
Swami SivanandaThe last two words Hi and Tan are taken as one word, Hitan meaning benefits. The devotee who worships the lesser gods attains the objects of his desire .
These are concise, attributed reading witnesses from identified editions. They are presented for comparison and are not merged into one anonymous interpretation.
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If he worships one form alone with real faith, then his desires shall be fulfilled through that alone
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for thus I have ordained
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saḥ: he
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