| 22. Possessed
of that faith he engages in the worship of that (form ; thence he obtains
his desires, these being indeed ordained by me.Possessed of that faith ordained
by Me, he engages in the worship of that form of God. From the God worshipped
in this form he obtains the objects of his desire as ordained by Me, the
Supreme Lord, the Omniscient, as I alone know the precise relation between
actions and their fruits. Because their desires are all ordained by the
Lord Himself, therefore the devotees are sure to obtain them.Another interpretation
is also given which would make the last part of the verse mean that desires
are beneficial. But desires can be beneficial only in a secondary sense
; for, strictly speaking, they are beneficial to nobody.Because they are
unwise and full of desires and resort to the means of attaining finite results,
therefore, |
