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ශ්රීමද්භගවද්ගීතා 4.11 — යේ යථා මාං ප්රපද්යන්තේ

Bhagavad Gita 4.11 — Ye Yatha Mam Prapadyante in Sinhala · සිංහල

🕉️ hindu·📿 108× repetitions·🕐 Daily during morning or evening worship and meditation·📜 Bhagavad Gita Chapter 4, Verse 11

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हिन्दी / देवनागरी తెలుగు தமிழ்ಕನ್ನಡ മലയാളം ગુજરાતી বাংলা ଓଡ଼ିଆ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ Englishසිංහල𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥

Origin & Story

Bhagavad Gita Chapter 4, Verse 11 · Sage Veda Vyasa (Mahabharata, Bhishma Parva) · Ancient (text compiled c. 5th–2nd century BCE)

In the fourth chapter, Jnana-Karma-Sanyasa Yoga, Krishna speaks of His divine descents and how He relates to His devotees. In this verse He reveals the principle of divine reciprocation: He rewards each soul in the very manner they approach Him, affirming that all beings ultimately tread His path.

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Devotees across traditions cite this verse as proof that no sincere prayer goes unanswered — that the Lord, like a loving mirror, returns to each heart exactly the love it offers, meeting saints and beginners alike according to their own surrender.

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The Mantra

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යේ යථා මාං ප්රපද්යන්තේ තාංස්තථෛව භජාම්යහම්. මම වර්ත්මානුවර්තන්තේ මනුෂ්යාඃ පාර්ථ සර්වශඃ..

ye yathā māṁ prapadyante tāns tathaiva bhajāmyaham mama vartmānuvartante manuṣhyāḥ pārtha sarvaśhaḥ

Meaning:In whatever way people surrender to Me, I reward them accordingly; for all of them, O Partha, follow My path in every way.

Word-by-Word Meaning

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යේ🔊yewho

යථා🔊yathāin whatever way

මාම්🔊māmunto me

ප්රපද්යන්තේ🔊prapadyantesurrender, approach

තාන්🔊tānthem

තථා🔊tathāso

ඒව🔊evacertainly

භජාමි🔊bhajāmireciprocate, reward

අහම්🔊ahamI

මම🔊mamamy

වර්ත්ම🔊vartmapath

අනුවර්තන්තේ🔊anuvartantefollow

මනුෂ්යාඃ🔊manuṣhyāḥmen, human beings

පාර්ථ🔊pārthaO Partha (Arjuna), son of Pritha

සර්වශඃ🔊sarvaśhaḥin all respects

Benefits of Chanting Bhagavad Gita 4.11 — Ye Yatha Mam Prapadyante

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Assures that God reciprocates every sincere approach, in whatever form

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Reveals the perfect impartiality and fairness of the Divine

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Encourages devotion in any mood or relationship that suits the devotee

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Removes fear that one's worship is 'not enough' or 'not the right way'

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Inspires surrender, knowing it is always answered with grace

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Affirms that all sincere paths ultimately lead toward the Lord

How to Chant Bhagavad Gita 4.11 — Ye Yatha Mam Prapadyante

Repetitions108times

Best TimeDaily during morning or evening worship and meditation

Recite this verse with trust in God's reciprocal grace. Reflect on the relationship in which you most naturally love the Divine — as protector, friend, master, or beloved — and offer your worship in that spirit, knowing it will be received and answered. It makes an excellent verse for daily japa on a mala; let its assurance deepen your surrender and dissolve any anxiety about whether your devotion is acceptable.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page shows the complete Bhagavad Gita 4.11 — Ye Yatha Mam Prapadyante written in the Sinhala script — the same Sanskrit/Hindi verses, transliterated character-by-character so you can read and chant comfortably. Tap any line (or the ▶ button) to hear it recited aloud.

Yes — only the script changes; the words and their meaning are the original. The verse-by-verse meaning, benefits and how-to-chant guidance on this page apply exactly the same.

It teaches that God responds to each devotee exactly in the way they approach Him. Whatever the mood, form, or relationship of one's worship, the Lord reciprocates that same love and surrender — showing His perfect fairness and boundless generosity toward every soul.

It means that ultimately every being, knowingly or unknowingly, is moving toward the Divine, since all paths originate from and return to God. While different approaches yield results according to their nature, the verse affirms that the Lord is the final goal of all sincere seeking.

'Partha' means son of Pritha (Kunti), an affectionate name for Arjuna. Krishna often uses such names to gently encourage Arjuna and remind him of their close bond, here while sharing the reassuring truth of His impartial, reciprocal grace.

It frees the devotee from worrying about having the 'correct' form of worship. Since God meets each person according to their own approach, one can love and serve the Divine sincerely in whatever way feels most natural, confident that it will be fully reciprocated.