Bhagavad Gita Chapter 9, Verse 24

Quick answer

Bhagavad Gita Chapter 9, Verse 24 (9.24) means: For I am the one who receives and rules over every offering. But they do not truly know me, and so they fall back.

Sanskrit

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

Translation

For I am the one who receives and rules over every offering. But they do not truly know me, and so they fall back.

Hindi

क्योंकि मैं ही हर यज्ञ का ग्रहणकर्ता और स्वामी हूँ। पर वे मुझे सचमुच नहीं जानते, और इसलिए फिर गिर जाते हैं।

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What is the meaning of Bhagavad Gita Chapter 9, Verse 24?

For I am the one who receives and rules over every offering. But they do not truly know me, and so they fall back.

Which chapter is verse 9.24 from?

It is verse 24 of Chapter 9 of the Bhagavad Gita, which has 34 verses in total.

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