Câu kệ 7.23

अन्तवत्तु फलं तेषां तद्भवत्यल्पमेधसाम् ।

देवान्देवयजो यान्ति मद्भक्ता यान्ति मामपि ॥

7.23

Chuyển tự

antavattu phalaṃ teṣāṃ tadbhavatyalpamedhasām |

devāndevayajo yānti madbhaktā yānti māmapi ||

Bởi Sanskrit System · Bản nháp máy · @indic-transliteration/sanscript 1.3.3

Bản dịch

Verily the reward (fruit) that accrues to those men of small intelligence is finite. The worshippers of the gods go to them, but My devotees come to Me.

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Từng từ

finite
but
fruit
of them
that
is
of small understanding

to the gods
worshippers of the gods
go
my devotees
go
to me
indeed

Bởi Sanskrit System · Bản nháp máy · claude-opus-5-5 · 2026-11-08

Giảng giải

Krishna adds a note of discernment. The fruit gained by those of limited understanding is finite and does not last. Those who worship the gods go to the gods, while Krishna's devotees come to him. The verse distinguishes between temporary rewards and the lasting goal. It does not deny that worship of the gods brings real results, but it points out that those results are bounded. The contrast prepares for the following verses, which explain why people fail to recognize the highest.