मम वर्त्मानुवर्तन्ते मनुष्याः पार्थ सर्वशः ॥ ११ ॥
ye yathā māṃ prapadyante tāṃstathaiva bhajāmyaham .
mama vartmānuvartante manuṣyāḥ pārtha sarvaśaḥ .. 11 ..
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I reward men by granting them the things they desire just in accordance with the way in which they seek Me and the motive with which they seek Me; for they do not seek for moksha. One cannot indeed pursue pleasure and at the same time seek for moksha. Wherefore, I reward seekers of fruits by securing to them their selfish ends; I reward the unselfish, who do their prescribed duties and seek for moksha, by granting them knowledge; I reward men of knowledge who have renounced the world and seek for moksha, by granting them moksha; similarly, I reward men in distress by relieving them from distress. Thus do I reward all, just in the way they seek Me. But never do I reward any from affection or aversion, or from delusion. In all things, men follow My path, the path of the Īśvara who exists in all forms.* [Here ‘men’ stands for all those † who are engaged in works prescribed according to their respective ends.]
Not men only, but other beings as well.—(A)
(Question) :—If Thou, Īśvara, art free from affection and other evil passions, then, since Thou art gracious to all creatures alike and able to grant every desire, why do they not all desire moksha and seek Thee, with the knowledge that Vāsudeva is all?
(Answer) :—Listen why it is so :