Chapter 7 verse 21
“Whatever celestial form a devotee seeks to worship with faith, I steady the faith of such a devotee in that form.”
Krishna confirms that even if beings want to worship lesser celestial beings for their material desires and pursuits, Krishna blesses them with unflinching faith in those celestial gods so they fulfill their desires and then graduate to higher order pursuits such as devotion to the Supreme in quest for eternal bliss. Swami Mukundananda, whose Bhagavat Gita commentary is my favorite one of modern times says that this is very similar to parents allowing their children to play with lifeless dolls while fully aware that they are not real. This role play teaches the children to provide love and affection towards other beings which when cultivated can later be directed towards the ever immutable Divine. As well, in our Santana dharma, the four purusarthas (purpose of life) are structured appropriately to pursue artha and kama (material desires) within the construct of dharma (right approach). When this pursuit is done well and all desires are exhausted, then the person naturally seeks the higher order goal of God principle. Our Santana dharma’s understanding of the human psyche is shaped by thousands of years of ancient wisdom of sages who meditated upon life’s vicissitudes and received Divine solutions.
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