Bhagavad Gita 9.25 · Krishna
You go where your heart goes
यान्ति देवव्रता देवान्पितॄन्यान्ति पितृव्रताः।
भूतानि यान्ति भूतेज्या यान्ति मद्याजिनोऽपि माम्॥
yānti devavratā devānpitṝnyānti pitṛvratāḥbhūtāni yānti bhūtejyā yānti madyājino’api mām
Devotees of the devas go to the devas, of the ancestors to the ancestors, of spirits to spirits. Those who worship Me come to Me.
Words
- deva
What it means
Krishna states a simple law. We go where our devotion points. Those devoted to devas reach the devas. Those devoted to ancestors reach the ancestors. Those devoted to spirits reach spirits. And those devoted to Krishna come to Krishna. What we love shapes where we arrive.
The story
Arjuna has honoured gods, ancestors and teachers all his life. Krishna isn't dismissing any of it. He's showing him that the deepest devotion leads to the deepest home.
In your life
Think of someone who devotes their life to money, and ends up surrounded by money but little else. We become what we give ourselves to. Ask honestly, what am I devoted to?
What you love decides where you arrive.