Gita Verse 9.24

Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 9, Verse 24

Sanskrit Verse

अहं हि सर्वयज्ञानां भोक्ता च प्रभुरेव च।

न तु मामभिजानन्ति तत्त्वेनातश्च्यवन्ति ते।।9.24।।

Transliteration

ahaṁ hi sarva-yajñānāṁ bhoktā cha prabhureva cha

na tu mām abhijānanti tattvenātaśh chyavanti te

Word meanings

aham—I; hi—verily; sarva—of all; yajñānām—sacrifices; bhoktā—the enjoyer; cha—and; prabhuḥ—the Lord; eva—only; cha—and; na—not; tu—but; mām—me; abhijānanti—realize; tattvena—divine nature; ataḥ—therefore; chyavanti—fall down (wander in samsara); te—they

Swami Sivananda's translation

For I alone am the enjoyer and Lord of all sacrifices; but they do not know Me in reality, and thus they return to this mortal world.

Chapter link: Gita Chapter 9