Bhagavad Gita Chapter 7 Verse 16
भगवद् गीता अध्याय 7 श्लोक 16

चतुर्विधा भजन्ते मां जनाः सुकृतिनोऽर्जुन।
आर्तो जिज्ञासुरर्थार्थी ज्ञानी च भरतर्षभ।।7.16।।



English Translation - Dr. S. Sankaranarayan
7.16. Men of good action who worship Me always  are of four types:  the afflicted, the seeker of  knowledge, the seeker of wealth and the man of wisdom, O best among the Bharatas !


English Translation of Commentary  - Dr. S. Sankaranarayan
7.16 See Comment under 7.19


Transliteration Bhagavad Gita 7.16Chaturvidhaa bhajante maam janaah sukritino’rjuna;
Aarto jijnaasurartharthee jnaanee cha bharatarshabha.


Word Meanings Bhagavad Gita 7.16chatuḥ-vidhāḥ—four kinds; bhajante—worship; mām—me; janāḥ—people; su-kṛitinaḥ—those who are pious; arjuna—Arjun; ārtaḥ—the distressed; jijñāsuḥ—the seekers of knowledge; artha-arthī—the seekers of material gain; jñānī—those who are situated in knowledge; cha—and; bharata-ṛiṣhabha—The best amongst the Bharatas, Arjun