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Bhagavad Gita 7.22

Chapter 7, Verse 22

Part of 7: Jñāna Vijñāna Yogज्ञानविज्ञानयोग

स तया श्रद्धया युक्तस्तस्याराधनमीहते। लभते च ततः कामान्मयैव विहितान् हि तान्॥

Transliteration

sa tayā śhraddhayā yuktas tasyārādhanam īhate labhate cha tataḥ kāmān mayaiva vihitān hi tān

Meaning

Endowed with that faith, he engages in the worship of that form and obtains his desired outcome, which is ordained by Me alone.

Word-by-word meaning
saḥhetayāwith thatśhraddhayāfaithyuktaḥendowed withtasyaof thatārādhanamworshipīhatetries to engange inlabhateobtainschaandtataḥfrom thatkāmāndesiresmayāby meevaalonevihitāngrantedhicertainlytānthose
Commentary

The last two words Hi and Tan are taken as one word? Hitan meaning benefits. This is another interpretation. The devotee who worships the lesser gods attains the objects of his desire (minor psychic powers, etc.). Those objects are ordained by the Lord only as He alone knows exactly the relation between the actions and their results or rewards and as He is the Inner Ruler of all beings. Unwise or undiscriminating people only take recourse to the means of getting these finite rewards which can hardly give entire satisfaction. Pitiable indeed is their lot They have,no power of eniry (VicharaSakti) or right understanding. They get hold of pieces of glass instead of attaining the jewel of the Self, of incalculabe value.

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What is the meaning of Bhagavad Gita Chapter 7, Verse 22?
Endowed with that faith, he engages in the worship of that form and obtains his desired outcome, which is ordained by Me alone.
Which chapter and verse of the Bhagavad Gita is this?
This is verse 22 of Chapter 7 (Jñāna Vijñāna Yog — Self-Knowledge and Enlightenment) of the Bhagavad Gita, a scripture of 18 chapters and 700 verses spoken by Lord Krishna to Arjuna.