4.11
Chapter 4, Verse 11
ये यथा मां प्रपद्यन्ते तांस्तथैव भजाम्यहम्। मम वर्त्मानुवर्तन्ते मनुष्याः पार्थ सर्वशः৷৷
yē yathā māṅ prapadyantē tāṅstathaiva bhajāmyaham. mama vartmānuvartantē manuṣyāḥ pārtha sarvaśaḥ৷৷
Translation
Howsoever men try to worship Me, so do I welcome them. By whatever path they travel, it leads to Me at last.
Translation — Purohit Swami
Commentary
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).
Commentary — Swami Sivananda
Sanskrit and transliteration of the Bhagavad Gita. Corpus compiled from the vedabase and the IIT Kanpur Gita Supersite.