Chapter 7 verse 16
“Four kinds of pious people worship Me, the dissatisfied or distressed, the seeker of systemized knowledge, the seeker of wealth and the wise (situated in knowledge).”
Just like 4 kinds of people who don’t think of Him, there are 4 kinds of people who do think of Him and worship the Lord. 1. The distressed and dissatisfied people- those who seek happiness and does not want sorrow and as a last resort come to the Lord just like Draupadi did in Mahabharata. 2. The seeker of knowledge: These people learn that God is the provider of knowledge and their curiosity to learn leads them to His abode. 3. Seeker of wealth and other material gains: These people start in the pursuit of material wealth which is one of the purushartha in sanatana dharma and may eventually surrender in true devotion in complete knowledge and finally the 4. The wise (jnani)- those which have realized the true knowledge and the fact that Divine is the ultimate wealth and there is nothing else to seek also surrender to Him.It is established that if you reading this, you belong to the pious people category, what stage are we then in the journey towards the Divine? Time for reflection!
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