Bhagavad Gita As It Is

References to text BG 7.20
BG 7.20: Those whose intelligence has been stolen by material desires surrender unto demigods and follow the particular rules and regulations of worship according to their own natures.

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Those who are in the modes of passion and ignorance worship those in the same category — namely the forefathers, other living beings and the demigods who are in charge of cosmic activities — for they are urged by a desire to be materially benefited with women, wealth, power and progeny.
Divinity and Divine Service
SB 1.2.27
Who else but the gross materialists will neglect such transcendental thought and take to the nonpermanent names only, seeing the mass of people fallen in the river of suffering as the consequence of accruing the result of their own work?
The Lord in the Heart
SB 2.2.7
One who desires to be absorbed in the impersonal brahmajyoti effulgence should worship the master of the Vedas [Lord BrahmÄ or Bá¹›haspati, the learned priest], one who desires powerful sex should worship the heavenly King, Indra, and one who desires good progeny should worship the great progenitors called the PrajÄpatis. One who desires good fortune should worship DurgÄdevÄ«, the superintendent of the material world. One desiring to be very powerful should worship fire, and one who aspires only after money should worship the Vasus. One should worship the Rudra incarnations of Lord Åšiva if he wants to be a great hero. One who wants a large stock of grains should worship Aditi. One who desires to attain the heavenly planets should worship the sons of Aditi. One who desires a worldly kingdom should worship ViÅ›vadeva, and one who wants to be popular with the general mass of population should worship the SÄdhya demigod. One who desires a long span of life should worship the demigods known as the AÅ›vinÄ«-kumÄras, and a person desiring a strongly built body should worship the earth. One who desires stability in his post should worship the horizon and the earth combined. One who desires to be beautiful should worship the beautiful residents of the Gandharva planet, and one who desires a good wife should worship the ApsarÄs and the Urvaśī society girls of the heavenly kingdom. One who desires domination over others should worship Lord BrahmÄ, the head of the universe. One who desires tangible fame should worship the Personality of Godhead, and one who desires a good bank balance should worship the demigod Varuṇa. If one desires to be a greatly learned man he should worship Lord Åšiva, and if one desires a good marital relation he should worship the chaste goddess UmÄ, the wife of Lord Åšiva.
Pure Devotional Service: The Change in Heart
SB 2.3.2-7
A person who has broader intelligence, whether he be full of all material desire, without any material desire, or desiring liberation, must by all means worship the supreme whole, the Personality of Godhead.
Pure Devotional Service: The Change in Heart
SB 2.3.10
Such persons are ever bereft of devotional service due to being too attached to sense gratification, and therefore, although they perform various kinds of sacrifices and take great vows to satisfy the demigods and forefathers, they are not interested in Kṛṣṇa consciousness, devotional service.
Entanglement in Fruitive Activities
SB 3.32.2
My dear Vidura, carrier of bows and arrows, all the demigods who were performing the sacrifice took their bath at the confluence of the Ganges and the YamunÄ after completing the yajña performance. Such a bath is called avabhá¹›tha-snÄna. After thus becoming purified in heart, they departed for their respective abodes.
Daksha Curses Lord Siva
SB 4.2.35
You are all devotees of the Lord, and as such I appreciate that you are as respectable as the Supreme Personality of Godhead Himself. I know in this way that the devotees also respect me and that I am dear to them. Thus no one can be as dear to the devotees as I am.
Chanting the Song Sung by Lord Siva
SB 4.24.30
Despite the cultivation of Vedic knowledge, which is unlimited, and the worship of different demigods by the symptoms of Vedic mantras, demigod worship does not help one to understand the supreme powerful Personality of Godhead.
Talks Between Narada and King Pracinabarhi
SB 4.29.45
Dear Lord, by virtue of a moment’s association with Lord Śiva, who is very dear to You and who is Your most intimate friend, we were fortunate to attain You. You are the most expert physician, capable of treating the incurable disease of material existence. On account of our great fortune, we have been able to take shelter at Your lotus feet.
The Activities of the Pracetas
SB 4.30.38
My dear Lord, You automatically fulfill all the desires of a woman who worships Your lotus feet in pure love. However, if a woman worships Your lotus feet for a particular purpose, You also quickly fulfill her desires, but in the end she becomes broken-hearted and laments. Therefore one need not worship Your lotus feet for some material benefit.
The Prayers Offered to the Lord by the Residents of Jambudvipa
SB 5.18.21
[This is the mantra by which the inhabitants of Plakṣadvīpa worship the Supreme Lord.] Let us take shelter of the sun-god, who is a reflection of Lord Viṣṇu, the all-expanding Supreme Personality of Godhead, the oldest of all persons. Viṣṇu is the only worshipable Lord. He is the Vedas, He is religion, and He is the origin of all auspicious and inauspicious results.
Studying the Structure of the Universe
SB 5.20.5
A pure devotee who is fully accomplished in the science of devotional service will never instruct a foolish person to engage in fruitive activities for material enjoyment, not to speak of helping him in such activities. Such a devotee is like an experienced physician, who never encourages a patient to eat food injurious to his health, even if the patient desires it.
Appearance of the Demon Vritrasura
SB 6.9.50
O Lord, O Supreme, unintelligent persons who thirst for sense enjoyment and who worship various demigods are no better than animals in the human form of life. Because of their animalistic propensities, they fail to worship Your Lordship, and instead they worship the insignificant demigods, who are but small sparks of Your glory. With the destruction of the entire universe, including the demigods, the benedictions received from the demigods also vanish, just like the nobility when a king is no longer in power.
King Citraketu Meets the Supreme Lord
SB 6.16.38
A servant who desires material profits from his master is certainly not a qualified servant or pure devotee. Similarly, a master who bestows benedictions upon his servant because of a desire to maintain a prestigious position as master is also not a pure master.
Prahlada, the Best Among Exalted Devotees
SB 7.10.5
ÅšrÄ« Åšukadeva GosvÄmÄ« continued: When the King of the elephants was describing the supreme authority, without mentioning any particular person, he did not invoke the demigods, headed by Lord BrahmÄ, Lord Åšiva, Indra and Candra. Thus none of them approached him. However, because Lord Hari is the Supersoul, Puruá¹£ottama, the Personality of Godhead, He appeared before Gajendra.
Gajendra's Prayers of Surrender
SB 8.3.30
O greatest of all rulers, your actual identity is impossible for us to understand. As far as we can see, your presence brings flourishing happiness to everyone. Beyond this, no one can appreciate your activities. We can see this much, and nothing more.
Lord Siva Saves the Universe by Drinking Poison
SB 8.7.35
My dear son, I am not yet satisfied in my sexual desires. But if you are kind to me, you can take the old age given by your maternal grandfather, and I may take your youth so that I may enjoy life for a few years more.
King Yayati Regains His Youth
SB 9.18.39
King Rantideva had no ambition to enjoy material benefits from the demigods. He offered them obeisances, but because he was factually attached to Lord Viṣṇu, VÄsudeva, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, he fixed his mind at Lord Viṣṇu’s lotus feet.
The Dynasty of Bharata;
SB 9.21.16
By sacrifices of animals, ordinary human beings will worship you gorgeously, with various paraphernalia, because you are supreme in fulfilling the material desires of everyone.
Prayers by the Demigods for Lord Krishna in the Womb
SB 10.2.10
Åšukadeva GosvÄmÄ« said: O King ParÄ«ká¹£it, because the two sons of Kuvera had been elevated to the association of Lord Åšiva, of which they were very much proud, they were allowed to wander in a garden attached to KailÄsa Hill, on the bank of the MandÄkinÄ« River. Taking advantage of this, they used to drink a kind of liquor called VÄruṇī. Accompanied by women singing after them, they would wander in that garden of flowers, their eyes always rolling in intoxication.
Deliverance of the Yamala-arjuna Trees
SB 10.10.2-3
Because it is karma that causes the conditioned living entity to accept and then give up different high- and low-grade material bodies, this karma is his enemy, friend and neutral witness, his spiritual master and controlling lord.
Worshiping Govardhana Hill
SB 10.24.17
A devotee who faithfully engages in the worship of the Deity in the temple but does not behave properly toward other devotees or people in general is called a prÄká¹›ta-bhakta, a materialistic devotee, and is considered to be in the lowest position.
Maharaja Nimi Meets the Nine Yogendras
SB 11.2.47
These four brothers and their family members fully engaged in the service of Lord Caitanya. They knew no other god or goddess.
The Trunk, Branches and Subbranches of the Caitanya Tree
CC 1.10.11
Addressing the girls, the Lord would say, “Worship Me, and I shall give you good husbands or good benedictions. The Ganges and goddess DurgÄ are My maidservants. What to speak of other demigods, even Lord Åšiva is My servant.â€
Lord Caitanya's Childhood Pastimes
CC 1.14.50
The Lord told Laká¹£mÄ«, “Just worship Me, for I am the Supreme Lord. If you worship Me, certainly you will get the benediction you desire.â€
Lord Caitanya's Childhood Pastimes
CC 1.14.66
“Lord Kṛṣṇa has made a firm promise for all time. If one renders service unto Him, Kṛṣṇa correspondingly gives him an equal amount of success in devotional service to the Lord.
Talks Between Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and Ramananda Raya
CC 2.8.90
“Your book should describe the characteristics of the bona fide guru and the bona fide disciple. Then, before accepting a spiritual master, one can be assured of the spiritual master’s position. Similarly, the spiritual master can also be assured of the disciple’s position. The Supreme Personality of Godhead, Kṛṣṇa, should be described as the worshipable object, and you should describe the bÄ«ja-mantra for the worship of Kṛṣṇa, as well as that for RÄma and for other expansions of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
The Sixty-One Explanations of the Atmarama Verse
CC 2.24.330
Those who are engaged in the worship of demigods enter into the darkest region of ignorance, and still more so do the worshipers of the impersonal Absolute.
Sri Isopanishad
Iso 12
It is said that one result is obtained by worshiping the supreme cause of all causes and that another result is obtained by worshiping what is not supreme. All this is heard from the undisturbed authorities, who clearly explained it.
Sri Isopanishad
Iso 13
New York, February 19-20, 1966
LBG 0.4
London, July 27, 1973
Observing the Armies on the Battlefield of Kuruks?etra
LBG 1.37-38
London, July 29, 1973
Observing the Armies on the Battlefield of Kuruks?etra
LBG 1.41
Hyderabad, November 23, 1972
Contents of the Gita Summarized
LBG 2.18
Hyderabad, November 23, 1972
Contents of the Gita Summarized
LBG 2.18
New York, July 28, 1966
Transcendental Knowledge
LBG 4.11
Los Angeles, January 9, 1969
Transcendental Knowledge
LBG 4.19
Los Angeles, February 21, 1969
Dhyana-yoga
LBG 6.46
Los Angeles, March 12, 1970
Knowledge of the Absolute
LBG 7.1
Auckland, April 15, 1972
Knowledge of the Absolute
LBG 7.1
London, August 4, 1971
Knowledge of the Absolute
LBG 7.1
New York, October 12, 1966
Knowledge of the Absolute
LBG 7.18
New York, October 12, 1966
Knowledge of the Absolute
LBG 7.18
New York, October 12, 1966
Knowledge of the Absolute
LBG 7.18
New York, October 12, 1966
Knowledge of the Absolute
LBG 7.18
New York, October 12, 1966
Knowledge of the Absolute
LBG 7.18
New York, October 12, 1966
Knowledge of the Absolute
LBG 7.18
Calcutta, March 9, 1972
The Most Confidential Knowledge
LBG 9.4
Calcutta, June 30, 1973
The Most Confidential Knowledge
LBG 9.11
Bombay, September 26, 1973
Nature, the Enjoyer, and Consciousness
LBG 13.3
Bombay, September 30, 1973
Nature, the Enjoyer, and Consciousness
LBG 13.8-12
Hawaii, January 29, 1975
The Divine And Demoniac Natures
LBG 16.1-3
Tokyo, January 28, 1975
The Divine And Demoniac Natures
LBG 16.8
Tokyo, January 28, 1975
The Divine And Demoniac Natures
LBG 16.8
Caracas, February 24, 1975
Questions by the Sages
LSB 1.1.3
Vrndavana, October 19, 1972
Divinity and Divine Service
LSB 1.2.8
Vrndavana, October 20, 1972
Divinity and Divine Service
LSB 1.2.9
Calcutta, September 27, 1974
Divinity and Divine Service
LSB 1.2.19
Los Angeles, August 26, 1972
Divinity and Divine Service
LSB 1.2.23
Vrndavana, November 3, 1972
Divinity and Divine Service
LSB 1.2.23
Vrndavana, November 3, 1972
Divinity and Divine Service
LSB 1.2.23
Los Angeles, August 28, 1972
Divinity and Divine Service
LSB 1.2.25
Los Angeles, August 28, 1972
Divinity and Divine Service
LSB 1.2.25
Vrndavana, November 6, 1972
Divinity and Divine Service
LSB 1.2.26
Vrndavana, November 6, 1972
Divinity and Divine Service
LSB 1.2.26
Vrndavana, August 13, 1974
Narada's Instructions on Srimad-Bhagavatam for Vyasadeva
LSB 1.5.32
Mayapura, June 16, 1973
Departure of Lord Krishna for Dvaraka
LSB 1.10.1
Los Angeles, May 22, 1972
Pure Devotional Service: The Change in Heart
LSB 2.3.1
Los Angeles, May 22, 1972
Pure Devotional Service: The Change in Heart
LSB 2.3.1
Los Angeles, May 24, 1972
Pure Devotional Service: The Change in Heart
LSB 2.3.1
Los Angeles, May 28, 1972
Pure Devotional Service: The Change in Heart
LSB 2.3.10
Vrndavana, October 30, 197
Lord Rishabhadeva's Teachings to His Sons
LSB 5.5.8
Indore, December 13, 1970
The History of the Life of Ajamila
LSB 6.1.22
Vrndavana, September 1, 1975
The History of the Life of Ajamila
LSB 6.1.64
Vrndavana, September 7, 1975
Ajamila Delivered by the Vishnudutas
LSB 6.2.3
Vrndavana, September 17, 1975
Ajamila Delivered by the Vishnudutas
LSB 6.2.14
Gorakhpur, February 18, 1971
Yamaraja Instructs His Messengers
LSB 6.3.25
Bombay, January 12, 1973
Prahlada Maharaja, the Saintly Son of Hiranyakasipu
LSB 7.5.1
London, September 8, 1971
Prahlada Maharaja, the Saintly Son of Hiranyakasipu
LSB 7.5.22
Vrndavana, December 7, 1975
Prahlada Instructs His Demoniac Schoolmates
LSB 7.6.5
Vrndavana, December 8, 1975
Prahlada Instructs His Demoniac Schoolmates
LSB 7.6.6
Room Conversation
November 1971
TLKS 1971.11.2484E
Morning Walk
April 1973
TLKS 1973.4.2495A
Morning Walk
April 1973
TLKS 1973.4.2495A
Room Conversation with Indian Ambassador
September 1973
TLKS 1973.9.24A36
Room Conversation with Indian Ambassador
September 1973
TLKS 1973.9.24A36
Morning Walk
January 1974
TLKS 1974.1.24AE6
Morning Walk
February 1974
TLKS 1974.2.24B32
Morning Walk
March 1974
TLKS 1974.3.24B8E
Morning Walk
April 1974
TLKS 1974.4.24BBE
Morning Walk
October 1975
TLKS 1975.10.2505E
Morning Walk
January 1976
TLKS 1976.1.2516A
Morning Walks
January 1976
TLKS 1976.1.251A6
Answers to a Questionnaire from Bhavan''s Journal
June 1976
TLKS 1976.6.253F2
Conversation with Prof. Saligram and Dr. Sukla
July 1976
TLKS 1976.7.25436
Meeting with Endowments Commissioner
August 1976
TLKS 1976.8.255BE
Evening Darsana
December 1976
TLKS 1976.12.2569A
Evening Darsana
December 1976
TLKS 1976.12.2569A
Evening Darsana
December 1976
TLKS 1976.12.2569A
Room Conversation
January 1977
TLKS 1977.1.257CE
Room Conversation Varnasrama System Must Be Introduced
February 1977
TLKS 1977.2.25852
Room Conversation Varnasrama System Must Be Introduced
February 1977
TLKS 1977.2.25852
Conversation with disciples of Chinmayananda and Shivananda Ashram
April 1977
TLKS 1977.4.25952
Second Meeting with Mr. Dwivedi
April 1977
TLKS 1977.4.25966
Mayapur, March 4, 1974
LCC 1.7.4
New York, December 1, 1966
LCC 2.20.144
New York, December 1, 1966
LCC 2.20.144
New York, December 25, 1966
LCC 2.20.337
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