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Chapter 9 · Verse 25 · Raja Vidya Yoga

Bhagavad Gita 9.25

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Sanskrit

यान्ति देवव्रता देवान् पितृ़न्यान्ति पितृव्रताः। भूतानि यान्ति भूतेज्या यान्ति मद्याजिनोऽपि माम्।।9.25।।

Transliteration

yānti deva-vratā devān pitṝīn yānti pitṛi-vratāḥ bhūtāni yānti bhūtejyā yānti mad-yājino ’pi mām

Word by Word

yānti go
deva-vratāḥ worshipers of celestial gods
devān amongst the celestial gods
pitṝīn to the ancestors
yānti go
pitṛi-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
Simplified Perspective

You become what you worship—this is the law of consciousness itself. When you offer devotion to the gods, you ascend to their realms; when you honor ancestors, you walk their path; when you serve lower forces, you bind yourself to them.

But when you turn your entire being toward Krishna, toward the infinite Self within all things, you come to Me—you come Home to what you have always been. In your daily life, this means choosing your inner focus with absolute care: what you contemplate, revere, and serve shapes not just your destiny but your very nature.

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Bhagavad Gita 9.25 — BG 9.25

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Sanskrit text from the Bhagavad Gita (public domain). Commentary © Mahakatha.

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