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Krishna’s natureChapter 9 · The Most Confidential Knowledge
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Bhagavad-gītā As It Is · Text 9.25

Worship and the Supreme enjoyer

यान्ति देवव्रता देवान्पितॄन्यान्ति पितृव्रता: ।

भूतानि यान्ति भूतेज्या यान्ति मद्याजिनोऽपि माम् ॥ २५ ॥

yānti deva-vratā devān

pitṝn yānti pitṛ-vratāḥ

bhūtāni yānti bhūtejyā

yānti mad-yājino ’pi mām

Translation

Those who worship the demigods will take birth among the demigods; those who worship the ancestors go to the ancestors; those who worship ghosts and spirits will take birth among such beings; and those who worship Me will live with Me.

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Understand it

What this verse is saying, and where it sits in the story.

Worship Determines Your Destination

  1. 1Worshipers go to those they worship: demigods, ancestors, ghosts and spirits, or Kṛṣṇa Himself.
  2. 2Prabhupāda explains that pure devotees who worship only the Supreme Lord surely reach Vaikuṇṭha or Kṛṣṇaloka.
  3. 3Chant the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra to become perfect in this life and go back home, back to Godhead.

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In the story

Chapter 9, The Most Confidential Knowledge: worship and the supreme enjoyer.

What it teaches

Theme summary

Recognize Kṛṣṇa as the source of all.

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Key ideas in this verse

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Key ideas: bhagavān, vibhūti.

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What does BG 9.25 establish in Śrīla Prabhupāda's translation and purport, and how does it connect to krishna’s nature?

Practice

Notice something excellent and see it as His opulence.

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Related verses

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BG 9.23Worship and the Supreme enjoyerBG 9.24Worship and the Supreme enjoyerBG 11.32Krishna reveals Himself as timeBG 11.51Composure returns in Krishna’s personal presence

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