Shloka 22
Rāja-Vidyā Rāja-Guhya Yoga (राजविद्या राजगुह्य योग) — The Yoga of Royal Knowledge and Royal Secret
स तया श्रद्धया युक्तस्तस्याराधनमीहते । लभते च तत: कामान् मयैव विहितान् हि तान्
sa tayā śraddhayā yuktaḥ tasyārādhanam īhate | labhate ca tataḥ kāmān mayāiva vihitān hi tān |
Dengan iman itu ia berusaha memuja dewa tersebut, dan darinya ia memperoleh kenikmatan yang diinginkan; namun kenikmatan itu sesungguhnya ditetapkan oleh-Ku semata.
अजुन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even when one worships a particular deity with sincere faith, the attainment of desired results is ultimately governed by the supreme divine ordinance; the deity becomes the channel, but the sanction of the fruit belongs to the highest principle (here, Krishna).
In the dialogue on the battlefield, the speaker explains how people, driven by faith, worship various deities for specific desires, and how they receive those desired outcomes—while emphasizing that such outcomes are, in reality, granted according to the overarching divine order.