Bhagavad Gita Chapter 7 - Jnana Vignana Yoga - Sloka 22

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

What does the Lord do, with these men of mean mentality and foolish endeavours? He delineates his dispensation:

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1 Gita Sloka  every day - Chapter 7 - Jnana Vignana Yoga - Sloka 22

Adivan Satakopan - 1st Jeeyar of Ahobila Mutt

Sa taya shraddhaya yuktah tasya aradhanam ihate I

Labhate cha tatah kaman maya eva vihitan hitan II sloka 22

स तया श्रद्धया युक्तः तस्य आराधनं ईहते ।

लभते च ततः कामान मया एव विहितान हितान ।। श्लोक २२

Endowed with that faith, he engages in the worship of that form, and from it he obtains his desires, which are being actually ordained by Me.

The river, the well, the lake, the spring - these are the sources from which water can be availed of; But the grand source of all of these is the rain, without which all of these come to nought.Similar to this is the grace of the Lord which gives the start, sustenance and the support to all beings. All the needs of all beings come from the same cosmic source. But men of mediocre understanding take it that help comes to them from the gods they worship.