Learn·Chapter 7 · Knowledge and realisation·Verse 20 of 30
Bhagavad Gītā 7.20, word by word
BG 7.20
कामैस्तैस्तैर्हृतज्ञानाः प्रपद्यन्तेऽन्यदेवताः। तं तं नियममास्थाय प्रकृत्या नियताः स्वया
kāmais tais tair hṛita-jñānāḥ prapadyante ’nya-devatāḥ taṁ taṁ niyamam āsthāya prakṛityā niyatāḥ svayā
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In English
They in whom wisdom is obscured by one desire or another, worship the lesser powers, practicing many rites that vary according to their temperaments.
Translated by Shri Purohit Swami
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.
Translated by Swami Sivananda
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