Chapter 7, Verse 20
Gyaan Vigyana Yoga — Sanskrit shloka, transliteration, word meanings, English translation, and commentary.
Original Sanskrit verse
Transliteration
Word meanings
kāmaiḥ—by material desires; taiḥ taiḥ—by various; hṛita-jñānāḥ—whose knowledge has been carried away; prapadyante—surrender; anya—to other; devatāḥ—celestial gods; tam tam—the various; niyamam—rules and regulations; āsthāya—following; prakṛityā—by nature; niyatāḥ—controlled; svayā—by their own
English translation
Those whose wisdom has been taken away by this or that desire, go to other gods, following this or that rite, led by their own nature.
— Swami Sivananda
Listen to Shloka 7.20
Commentary
Those who desire wealth; children; the (small) Siddhis; etc.; are deprived of discrimination. They devote themselves to other minor gods such as Indra; Mitra; Varuna; etc.; impelled or driven by their own nature or Samskaras acired in their previous births. They perform some kinds of rites to propitiate these lower deities. (Cf. IX.23)
Commentary by Swami Sivananda
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