Which GOD Should You Worship? Swami Mukundananda | Bhagavad Gita Chapter 3 Verse 11

In this Bhagavad Gita verse, Lord Krishna reveals which God you should worship. The celestial gods, or devatas, are in-charge of the administration of the universe. The Supreme Lord does his work of managing the universe through them. These devatas live within this material universe, in the higher planes of existence, called swarg, or the celestial abodes. Swami Mukundananda explains that the devatas are not God; they are souls like us. They occupy specific posts in the affairs of running the world. Consider the Federal government of a country. There is a Secretary of State, a Secretary of the Treasury, a Secretary of Defense, Attorney General, and so on. These are posts, and chosen people occupy those posts for a limited tenure. At the end of the tenure, the government changes and all the post-holders change too. Similarly, in administering the affairs of the world, there are posts such as Agni Dev (the god of fire), Vayu Dev (the god of the wind), Varuṇa Dev (the god of the ocean), Indra Dev (the god of rain and the king of the celestial gods), etc. Souls selected by virtue of their deeds in past lives occupy these seats for a fixed number of ages and administer the affairs of the universe. These are the devatas (celestial gods).
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0:00 Intro
1:30 Bhagavad Gita Chapter 3 Verse 11 Chanting
1:53 Bhagavad Gita Chapter 3 Verse 11 Translation by Swami Mukundananda
2:14 Which God to Worship?
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The Vedas mention various ceremonies and processes for the satisfaction of the celestial gods, and in turn these devatas bestow material prosperity. However, when we perform our Yagya for the satisfaction of the Supreme Lord, the celestial gods are automatically appeased, just as when we water the root of a tree, the water inevitably reaches its flowers, fruits, leaves, branches, and twigs. The Skandh Purāṇ states:
archite deva deveshe shankha chakra gadadhare
architaḥ sarve devaḥ syur yataḥ sarva gato hariḥ
“By worshipping the Supreme Lord Shree Vishnu, we automatically worship all the celestial gods, since they all derive their power from him.” Thus, the performance of Yagya (worship of the Supreme Lord) is naturally pleasing to the devatas, who then create prosperity for living beings by favorably adjusting the elements of material nature.
Learn more about Yagya in Chapter 3 Verse 9 ( • How to Free Yourself f... ) and Verse 10 ( • What God Expects You t... )
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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 3 Verse 11
देवान्भावयतानेन ते देवा भावयन्तु व: |
परस्परं भावयन्त: श्रेय: परमवाप्स्यथ || 11||
devan bhavayatanena te deva bhavayantu vah
parasparam bhavayantah shreyah param avapsyatha
BG 3.11: By your sacrifices, the celestial gods will be pleased, and by cooperation between humans and the celestial gods, great prosperity will reign for all.
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