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Bhagavad Gita 7.15
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Sanskrit
न मां दुष्कृतिनो मूढाः प्रपद्यन्ते नराधमाः।
माययापहृतज्ञाना आसुरं भावमाश्रिताः
माययापहृतज्ञाना आसुरं भावमाश्रिताः
Transliteration
na māṁ duṣhkṛitino mūḍhāḥ prapadyante narādhamāḥ
māyayāpahṛita-jñānā āsuraṁ bhāvam āśhritāḥ
māyayāpahṛita-jñānā āsuraṁ bhāvam āśhritāḥ
Synonyms
catuḥ: vidhāḥ — four kinds of;
bhajante: render services;
mām: unto Me;
janāḥ: persons;
su: kṛtinaḥ — those who are pious;
arjuna: O Arjuna;
ārtaḥ: the distressed;
jijñāsuḥ: the inquisitive;
artha: arthī — one who desires material gain;
jñānī: one who knows things as they are;
ca: also;
bharata: ṛṣabha — O great one amongst the descendants of Bharata .;
English Meaning
O best among the Bhāratas, four kinds of pious men begin to render devotional service unto Me – the distressed, the desirer of wealth, the inquisitive, and he who is searching for knowledge of the Absolute.
Life Theme
Understanding the Divine
Life Application
Recognizing that life has deeper meaning beyond material achievements.