Bhagavad Gita Chapter 9 - Rajavidya Rajaguhya Yoga - Sloka 24

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Man Gets What He Seeks 22-25

1 Gita Sloka  every day - Chapter 9 - Rajavidya Rajaguhya Yoga - Sloka 24

Kanchi Varadarajan- Ahameva para tatvam

Aham hi sarva yajnanam bhokta cha prabhuh eva cha I

Na tu mam abhijananti Tat tvavena atah chyavanti te II sloka 24

अहं हि सर्व यज्ञानां भोक्ता च प्रभुः एव च I

न तुम मां अभिजानन्ति तत् त्ववेन अतः च्यवन्ति च I I  श्लोक 24

I am verily the enjoyer and the Lord of all Yajnas. But these men do not know me in reality; hence they fall.

The same food when fed by a nurse has one effect on the body and mind of the baby and quite another effect when fed by the mother. There is no substitute in the world for mother's love; and this makes a world of difference in the growth of the baby. The love of Iswara is the love of the mother and much more too.

The minor gods give their votaries things impermanent and entangle them more and more in the wheel of life and death; hence they fall. The effect of the worship of Sriman Narayana  is different. While granting the devotees the things of the world that they pray for, He inculcates in them increased bhakthi and jnana which prepares them for mukti. This power is exclusively with Him. He is therefore the enjoyer and the Lord of all Yajnas. It is incumbent on the sadhaka to understand the truth and devote himself exclusively to the worship of Sriman Narayana.

The relative destinies of the varying votaries are described further.