Chapter 7 Verse 16 of 30

• catur-vidhā bhajante māḿ
• janāḥ sukṛtino 'rjuna
• ārto jijñāsur arthārthī
• jñānī ca bharatarṣabha

Translation

O best among the Bhāratas, four kinds of pious men begin to render devotional service unto Me — the distressed, the desirer of wealth, the inquisitive, and he who is searching for knowledge of the Absolute.

Synonyms

• vidhāḥ

  four kinds of

• bhajante

  render services

• mām

  unto Me

• janāḥ

  persons

• kṛtinaḥ

  those who are pious

• arjuna

  O Arjuna

• ārtaḥ

  the distressed

• jijñāsuḥ

  the inquisitive

• arthī

  one who desires material gain

• jñānī

  one who knows things as they are

• ca

  also

• ṛṣabha

  O great one amongst the descendants of Bharata.

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