#17 - Chapter 7 Yoga of Direct and Total Perception

Shloka 10 - Shloka 10 - बीजं  मां  सर्वभूतानां  विद्धि  पार्थ सनातनम् । बुद्धिर्बुद्धिमतामस्मि  तेजस्तेजस्विनामहम् ।।१०।।

Shloka 11 - बीजं  मां  सर्वभूतानां  विद्धि  पार्थ सनातनम् । बुद्धिर्बुद्धिमतामस्मि       तेजस्तेजस्विनामहम् ।।१०।।

Shloka 12 - ये चैव सात्त्विका भावा राजसास्तामसाश्च ये । मत्त  एवेति  तान्विद्धि  न त्वहं  तेषु ते मयि।।१२।।

Shloka 10: O son of Partha, know that I am the original seed of all existence, the intelligence of the intelligent, and the prowess of all powerful men 

Shloka 11:

I am the strength of the strong, devoid of passion and desire. 

Shloka 12:

Know that all the states including - goodness, passion or ignorance are manifested by my energy. I am indepenent and I am everything. I am not under the modes of material nature, for they are within me.

Shloka 13 - त्रिभिर्गुणमयैर्भावैरेभिः    सर्वमिदं   जगत् । मोहितं  नाभिजानाति  मामेभ्यः परमव्ययम्।।१३।।

Shloka 14 - दैवी ह्येषा गुणमयी मम माया दुरत्यया । मामेव  ये प्रपद्यन्ते  मायामेतां तरन्ति ते।।१४।।

Shloka 15 - न मां दुष्कृतिनो मूढ़ाः प्रपद्यन्ते नराधमाः ।माययापहृतज्ञाना  आसुरं   भावमाश्रिताः ।।१५।।

Shloka 13:

Consumed by the three modes - goodness, passion and ignorance the entire world does not know me at all who I am above the modes and inexhaustible. 

Shloka 14:

This divine energy that consists of the three modes mentioned above are very difficult to overcome, but people who have surrendered unto me can easily overcome it. 

Shloka 15:

People who are foolish, lowest among mankind, and whose knowledge is stolen by illusion do not surrender unto me ever.

Shloka 16 - चतुर्विधा भजन्ते मां जनाः सुकृतिनोऽर्जुन ।चतुर्विधा भजन्ते मां जनाः सुकृतिनोऽर्जुन ।

Shloka 17 - तेषां  ज्ञानी नित्ययुक्त एकभक्तिर्विशिष्यते । प्रियो हि ज्ञानिनोऽत्यर्थमहं स च मम प्रियः।।१७।।

Shloka 18 - उदाराः  सर्व  एवैते  ज्ञानी  त्वात्मैव  मे   मतम् । आस्थितः स हि  युक्तात्मामामेवानुत्तमां गतिम् ।।१८।।

Shloka 16:

Hey Arjuna, there are four kinds of people who begin to put devotional service in me - the distressed, the desirer of the wealth, the inquisitive and he who is searching for the knowledge of absolute 

Shloka 17:

Out of the above four, someone who is in full knowledge and is always engaged in pure devotional service is the best. For I am very dear to him, and he is dear to me 

Shloka 18:

All the devotees no doubt are generous no doubt, but one who is situated in knowledge of me I consider him to be just like myself. Being engaged in my transcendental service, he is sure to attain me, the highest and most perfect goal. 

Shloka 19 - बहूनां  जन्मनामन्ते  ज्ञानवान्मां  प्रपद्यते । वासुदेवः  सर्वमिति स महात्मा सुदुर्लभः ।।१९।।

Shloka 20 - कामैस्तैस्तैर्हृतज्ञानाः    प्रपद्यन्तेऽन्यदेवताः । तं तं नियममास्थाय प्रकृत्या नियताःस्वया ।।२०।।

Shloka 21 - यो यो यां यां तनुं भक्तः श्रद्धयार्चितुमिच्छति । तस्य तस्याचलां श्रद्धां  तामेव  विदधाम्यहम् ।।२१।।

Shloka 19:

After many births and deaths, he who actually is in knowledge surrenders unto me, knowing me to be the cause of all causes and all that is. This type of great soul is very rare. 

Shloka 20:

People whose intelligence is stolen by material desires surrender unto demigods and follow the particular rules and regulations of worship according to their own nature and self interest. 

Shloka 21:

I am present in everyone's heart as supersoul. As soon as one desires to worship some demigod, I make his faith steady so that he can devote himself to that particular deity ----dada why would Krishnaji make our faith steady if we are distracted and help us worship a demigod?

On the Gita shloka number - 21, your question "dada why would Krishnaji make our faith steady if we are distracted and help us worship a demigod?" - Yogeshwar Vasudev Sri Krishna (His full name) is merely saying that if someone is unable to steady his or her mind on HIM (Sri Krishna), then he steadies his or her mind on the demigod of his or her choice, so that this person at least, begins to steady his or her mind on the demigod, who is ultimately the same as Sri Krishna.