ये यथा मां प्रपद्यन्ते तांस्तथैव भजाम्यहम् |
मम वर्त्मानुवर्तन्ते मनुष्याः पार्थ सर्वशः ||४-११||
ye yathā māṃ prapadyante tāṃstathaiva bhajāmyaham .
mama vartmānuvartante manuṣyāḥ pārtha sarvaśaḥ ||4-11||
Hindi Translation
।।4.11।। जो मुझे जैसे भजते हैं, मैं उन पर वैसे ही अनुग्रह करता हूँ; हे पार्थ सभी मनुष्य सब प्रकार से, मेरे ही मार्ग का अनुवर्तन करते हैं।।
English Translation
"4.11 In whatever way men approach Me even so do I reward them; My path do men tread in all ways, O Arjuna."
Word Meanings
4.11 ये who? यथा in whatever way? माम् Me? प्रपद्यन्ते approach? तान् them? तथा so? एव even? भजामि reward? अहम् I? मम My? वर्त्म path? अनुवर्तन्ते follow? मनुष्याः men? पार्थ O Partha? सर्वशः in all ways.Commentary I reward men by bestowing on them the objects they desire in accordance with their ways and the motives with which they seek Me. If anyone worships Me with selfish motives I grant him the objects he desires. If he worships Me unselfishly for attaining knowledge of the Self? I grant him Moksha or final liberation. I am not at all partial to anyone. (Cf.VII.21andIX.23).
Source
Srimad Bhagavad Gita
Chapter
Jnana Karma Sanyasa Yoga
Verse
4.11