Bhagavad Gita Chapter 4 - JnanaKarmaSanyasa Yoga - Sloka 11

The entire content of this mail is from Swami Chidbhavananda's translation of The Bhagavad Gita, published by Ramakrishna Mission.

Diverse means to the same end - sloka 11

1 Gita Sloka every day - Chapter 4 -JnanaKarmaSanyasa Yoga - Sloka 11

Krishna at birth

Ye yatha mam prapadyante tan tatha eva bhajami aham I

Mama vartam anuvartante manushyah partha sarvashah II sloka 11

ये यथा मां प्रपद्यन्ते तान् तथा एव भजामि अहं ।

मम वर्तम अनुवर्तन्ते मनुष्याः पार्थ सर्वशः ।। श्लोक ११ 

In whatever way men identify themselves with Me, in the same way do I carry out their desires; men pursue my path, O Partha, in all ways.

Different kinds of food suit different beings. What is food to open maybe poison to another. But each being receives nourishment from the food it takes. Religions are similarly  divergent to suit the varying temperaments. The Lord recognises the need for all the divergent paths  and understands the urge in the hearts of the various types of devotees and graciously  helps them all to attain perfection. It is incumbent on the aspirant to see into the universalism  of the Lord. He sees into the glory of the Lord who sees how He is shaping all beings through the various paths. All beings are resting in the same Lord and enjoying Him only, while their interpretations are different.

Why do people run after little things instead of seeking the Lord himself? This is explained in the next sloka