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	''catuḥ-vidhāḥ''~~—four~~ kinds of; ''bhajante''~~—render~~ services; ''mām''~~—unto~~ Me; ''janāḥ''~~—persons~~; ''su-kṛtinaḥ''~~—those~~ who are pious; ''arjuna''—O Arjuna; ''ārtaḥ''~~—the~~ distressed; ''jijñāsuḥ''~~—the~~ inquisitive; ''artha-arthī''~~—one~~ who desires material gain; ''jñānī''~~—one~~ who knows things as they are; ''ca''~~—also~~; ''bharata-ṛṣabha''—O great one amongst the descendants of Bharata.		''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=catuḥ&tab=syno_o&ds=1 catuḥ]-[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=vidhāḥ&tab=syno_o&ds=1 vidhāḥ]'' — four kinds of; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=bhajante&tab=syno_o&ds=1 bhajante]'' — render services; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=mām&tab=syno_o&ds=1 mām]'' — unto Me; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=janāḥ&tab=syno_o&ds=1 janāḥ]'' — persons; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=su&tab=syno_o&ds=1 su]-[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=kṛtinaḥ&tab=syno_o&ds=1 kṛtinaḥ]'' — those who are pious; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=arjuna&tab=syno_o&ds=1 arjuna]'' — O Arjuna; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=ārtaḥ&tab=syno_o&ds=1 ārtaḥ]'' — the distressed; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=jijñāsuḥ&tab=syno_o&ds=1 jijñāsuḥ]'' — the inquisitive; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=artha&tab=syno_o&ds=1 artha]-[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=arthī&tab=syno_o&ds=1 arthī]'' — one who desires material gain; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=jñānī&tab=syno_o&ds=1 jñānī]'' — one who knows things as they are; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=ca&tab=syno_o&ds=1 ca]'' — also; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=bharata&tab=syno_o&ds=1 bharata]-[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=ṛṣabha&tab=syno_o&ds=1 ṛṣabha]'' — O great one amongst the descendants of Bharata.
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			:चतुर्विधा भजन्ते मां जनाः सुकृतिनोऽर्जुन ।
			:आर्तो जिज्ञासुरर्थार्थी ज्ञानी च भरतर्षभ ॥१६॥
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	''catur-vidhā bhajante māṁ~~''<br/>~~		:catur-vidhā bhajante māṁ
	''janāḥ sukṛtino 'rjuna~~''<br/>~~		:janāḥ sukṛtino 'rjuna
	''ārto jijñāsur arthārthī~~''<br/>~~		:ārto jijñāsur arthārthī
	''jñānī ca bharatarṣabha~~''<br/>~~		:jñānī ca bharatarṣabha
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	==== SYNONYMS ====		==== SYNONYMS ====

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	<div id="synonyms">		''catuḥ-vidhāḥ''—four kinds of; ''bhajante''—render services; ''mām''—unto Me; ''janāḥ''—persons; ''su-kṛtinaḥ''—those who are pious; ''arjuna''—O Arjuna; ''ārtaḥ''—the distressed; ''jijñāsuḥ''—the inquisitive; ''artha-arthī''—one who desires material gain; ''jñānī''—one who knows things as they are; ''ca''—also; ''bharata-ṛṣabha''—O great one amongst the descendants of Bharata.
	catuḥ-~~vidhāḥ—four~~ kinds of; ~~bhajante—render~~ services; ~~mām—unto~~ Me; ~~janāḥ—persons~~; su-~~kṛtinaḥ—those~~ who are pious; ~~arjuna—O~~ Arjuna; ~~ārtaḥ—the~~ distressed; ~~jijñāsuḥ—the~~ inquisitive; artha-~~arthī—one~~ who desires material gain; ~~jñānī—one~~ who knows things as they are; ~~ca—also~~; bharata-~~ṛṣabha—O~~ great one amongst the descendants of Bharata.
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	==== TRANSLATION ====		==== TRANSLATION ====

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	O best among the Bhāratas, four kinds of pious men begin to render devotional service unto Me—the distressed, the desirer of wealth, the inquisitive, and he who is searching for knowledge of the Absolute.		O best among the Bhāratas, four kinds of pious men begin to render devotional service unto Me—the distressed, the desirer of wealth, the inquisitive, and he who is searching for knowledge of the Absolute.
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	==== PURPORT ====		==== PURPORT ====

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	<div id="purport">		Unlike the miscreants, these are adherents of the regulative principles of the scriptures, and they are called ''sukṛtinaḥ'', or those who obey the rules and regulations of scriptures, the moral and social laws, and are, more or less, devoted to the Supreme Lord. Out of these there are four classes of men—those who are sometimes distressed, those who are in need of money, those who are sometimes inquisitive, and those who are sometimes searching after knowledge of the Absolute Truth. These persons come to the Supreme Lord for devotional service under different conditions. These are not pure devotees, because they have some aspiration to fulfill in exchange for devotional service. Pure devotional service is without aspiration and without desire for material profit. The '''''Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu''''' (1.1.11) defines pure devotion thus:
	Unlike the miscreants, these are adherents of the regulative principles of the scriptures, and they are called sukṛtinaḥ, or those who obey the rules and regulations of scriptures, the moral and social laws, and are, more or less, devoted to the Supreme Lord. Out of these there are four classes of men—those who are sometimes distressed, those who are in need of money, those who are sometimes inquisitive, and those who are sometimes searching after knowledge of the Absolute Truth. These persons come to the Supreme Lord for devotional service under different conditions. These are not pure devotees, because they have some aspiration to fulfill in exchange for devotional service. Pure devotional service is without aspiration and without desire for material profit. The Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu (1.1.11) defines pure devotion thus:


	:anyābhilāṣitā-śūnyaṁ		:anyābhilāṣitā-śūnyaṁ
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	:ānukūlyena kṛṣṇānu-		:ānukūlyena kṛṣṇānu-
	:śīlanaṁ bhaktir uttamā		:śīlanaṁ bhaktir uttamā
	([[CC Madhya 19.167]])		: '''([[CC Madhya 19.167]])'''


	"One should render transcendental loving service to the Supreme Lord Kṛṣṇa favorably and without desire for material profit or gain through fruitive activities or philosophical speculation. That is called pure devotional service."		"One should render transcendental loving service to the Supreme Lord Kṛṣṇa favorably and without desire for material profit or gain through fruitive activities or philosophical speculation. That is called pure devotional service."

			When these four kinds of persons come to the Supreme Lord for devotional service and are completely purified by the association of a pure devotee, they also become pure devotees. As far as the miscreants are concerned, for them devotional service is very difficult because their lives are selfish, irregular and without spiritual goals. But even some of them, by chance, when they come in contact with a pure devotee, also become pure devotees.

	~~When these four kinds~~ of ~~persons~~ come to the Supreme Lord ~~for~~ devotional service and ~~are completely purified~~ by the ~~association~~ of a pure devotee, they ~~also~~ become pure devotees. As ~~far~~ as the ~~miscreants~~ are ~~concerned~~, for ~~them devotional service is very difficult because their lives are selfish~~, ~~irregular and without spiritual goals~~. ~~But even some~~ of ~~them, by chance, when they come in contact with a~~ pure ~~devotee, also become pure devotees~~.		Those who are always busy with fruitive activities come to the Lord in material distress and at that time associate with pure devotees and become, in their distress, devotees of the Lord. Those who are simply frustrated also come sometimes to associate with the pure devotees and become inquisitive to know about God. Similarly, when the dry philosophers are frustrated in every field of knowledge, they sometimes want to learn of God, and they come to the Supreme Lord to render devotional service and thus transcend knowledge of the impersonal Brahman and the localized Paramātmā and come to the personal conception of Godhead by the grace of the Supreme Lord or His pure devotee. On the whole, when the distressed, the inquisitive, the seekers of knowledge, and those who are in need of money are free from all material desires, and when they fully understand that material remuneration has nothing to do with spiritual improvement, they become pure devotees. As long as such a purified stage is not attained, devotees in transcendental service to the Lord are tainted with fruitive activities, the search for mundane knowledge, etc. So one has to transcend all this before one can come to the stage of pure devotional service.
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	~~Those who are always busy with fruitive activities come to the Lord in material distress and at that time associate with pure devotees and become, in their distress, devotees of the Lord~~. ~~Those who are simply frustrated also come sometimes to associate with the pure devotees and become inquisitive to know about God~~. Similarly, when the dry philosophers are frustrated in every field of knowledge, they sometimes want to learn of God, and they come to the Supreme Lord to render devotional service and thus transcend knowledge of the impersonal Brahman and the localized Paramātmā and come to the personal conception of Godhead by the grace of the Supreme Lord or His pure devotee. On the whole, when the distressed, the inquisitive, the seekers of knowledge, and those who are in need of money are free from all material desires, and when they fully understand that material remuneration has nothing to do with spiritual improvement, they become pure devotees. ~~As long as such a purified stage is not attained, devotees in transcendental service to the Lord are tainted with fruitive activities, the search for mundane knowledge, etc~~. ~~So one has to transcend all this before one can come to the stage of pure devotional service~~.		<div style="float:right; clear:both;">[[File:Go-previous.png\|link=BG 7.15]] '''[[BG 7.15]] - [[BG 7.17]]''' [[File:Go-next.png\|link=BG 7.17]]</div>
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==== TEXT 16 ====

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''catur-vidhā bhajante māṁ''<br/>
''janāḥ sukṛtino 'rjuna''<br/>
''ārto jijñāsur arthārthī''<br/>
''jñānī ca bharatarṣabha''<br/>
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==== SYNONYMS ====

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catuḥ-vidhāḥ—four kinds of; bhajante—render services; mām—unto Me; janāḥ—persons; su-kṛtinaḥ—those who are pious; arjuna—O Arjuna; ārtaḥ—the distressed; jijñāsuḥ—the inquisitive; artha-arthī—one who desires material gain; jñānī—one who knows things as they are; ca—also; bharata-ṛṣabha—O great one amongst the descendants of Bharata.
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==== TRANSLATION ====

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O best among the Bhāratas, four kinds of pious men begin to render devotional service unto Me—the distressed, the desirer of wealth, the inquisitive, and he who is searching for knowledge of the Absolute.
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==== PURPORT ====

<div id="purport">
Unlike the miscreants, these are adherents of the regulative principles of the scriptures, and they are called sukṛtinaḥ, or those who obey the rules and regulations of scriptures, the moral and social laws, and are, more or less, devoted to the Supreme Lord. Out of these there are four classes of men—those who are sometimes distressed, those who are in need of money, those who are sometimes inquisitive, and those who are sometimes searching after knowledge of the Absolute Truth. These persons come to the Supreme Lord for devotional service under different conditions. These are not pure devotees, because they have some aspiration to fulfill in exchange for devotional service. Pure devotional service is without aspiration and without desire for material profit. The Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu (1.1.11) defines pure devotion thus:

:anyābhilāṣitā-śūnyaṁ
:jñāna-karmādy-anāvṛtam
:ānukūlyena kṛṣṇānu-
:śīlanaṁ bhaktir uttamā
([[CC Madhya 19.167]])

"One should render transcendental loving service to the Supreme Lord Kṛṣṇa favorably and without desire for material profit or gain through fruitive activities or philosophical speculation. That is called pure devotional service."

When these four kinds of persons come to the Supreme Lord for devotional service and are completely purified by the association of a pure devotee, they also become pure devotees. As far as the miscreants are concerned, for them devotional service is very difficult because their lives are selfish, irregular and without spiritual goals. But even some of them, by chance, when they come in contact with a pure devotee, also become pure devotees.

Those who are always busy with fruitive activities come to the Lord in material distress and at that time associate with pure devotees and become, in their distress, devotees of the Lord. Those who are simply frustrated also come sometimes to associate with the pure devotees and become inquisitive to know about God. Similarly, when the dry philosophers are frustrated in every field of knowledge, they sometimes want to learn of God, and they come to the Supreme Lord to render devotional service and thus transcend knowledge of the impersonal Brahman and the localized Paramātmā and come to the personal conception of Godhead by the grace of the Supreme Lord or His pure devotee. On the whole, when the distressed, the inquisitive, the seekers of knowledge, and those who are in need of money are free from all material desires, and when they fully understand that material remuneration has nothing to do with spiritual improvement, they become pure devotees. As long as such a purified stage is not attained, devotees in transcendental service to the Lord are tainted with fruitive activities, the search for mundane knowledge, etc. So one has to transcend all this before one can come to the stage of pure devotional service.
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