Word meanings
- yānti
- go
- deva-vratāḥ
- worshipers of celestial gods
- devān
- amongst the celestial gods
- pitṝīn
- to the ancestors
- yānti
- go
- pitṛ-vratā
- worshippers of ancestors
- bhūtāni
- to the ghosts
- yānti
- go
- bhūta-ijyāḥ
- worshippers of ghosts
- yānti
- go
- mat
- my
- yājinaḥ
- devotees
- api
- and
- mām
- to me
Translations
The worshippers of the gods go to them; the ancestor-worshippers go to the manes; the worshippers of the deities who preside over the elements go to them; but My devotees come to Me.
The votaries of the lesser powers go to them; the devotees of spirits go to them; they who worship the powers of darkness, to such powers shall they go; and so too, those who worship me shall come to me.
Those who worship the gods reach the gods; the worshippers of the manes go to the manes; the devotees of the Beings reach the Beings; and those who worship Me come to Me.
(सकामभावसे) देवताओंका पूजन करनेवाले (शरीर छोड़नेपर) देवताओंको प्राप्त होते हैं। पितरोंका पूजन करनेवाले पितरोंको प्राप्त होते हैं। भूत-प्रेतोंका पूजन करनेवाले भूत-प्रेतोंको प्राप्त होते हैं। परन्तु मेरा पूजन करनेवाले मुझे ही प्राप्त होते हैं।Commentary
The worshippers of the manes such as the Agnisvattas who perform Sraaddha and other rites in devotion to their ancestors go to the manes. Those who worship the gods with devotion and vows go to them. Bhutas are elemental beings lower than the gods but higher than human beigns they are the Vinayakas, the hosts of Matris, the four Bhaginis and the like. Those who devote themselves to the gods attain the form of those gods at death. Similar is the fate of those who worship the manes (their own ancestors) or the Bhutas.
The fruit of the worship is in accordance with the knowledge, faith, offering and nature of worship of the devotee. Though the exertion is the same, people do not worship Me on account of their ignorance. Conseently they get very little reward. My devotees obtain endless fruit. They do not come back to this mortal world. It is also easy for them to worship Me. How (Cf.VII.23)