Chapter 7 verse 23
“But the fruit gained by these people of small understanding is perishable. Those who worship the celestial gods go to the celestial abodes, while My devotees come to Me.”
Who is I here? Supreme consciousness, immutable Self and God principle. Our senses are all governed by devatas and hence all sensual pleasures can be the result of worshipping the masters of the elements and senses. However those pleasures and results are limited and time bound. Krishna is asking Arjuna to go after the infinite knowledge which always leads one to the immutable Self, supreme consciousness which is His personification. Whether we think of temporary wealth, health and other pleasures associated with the body, mind and intellect in this world or as promised for righteous actions after this life, they are both not permanent and after the exhaustion of results of our deeds, we have the take another birth to exhaust our tendencies and learn our lessons. Krishna-the paramatma, is asking us to get out of this cycle of birth and death by seeking the ultimate prize!
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