Doubt

[scarlet inlet]

Why is Bhagwat Gita. Iskcon edition says not to worship demi god's

Chapter 7, Verse 20

Those whose intelligence has been stolen by material desires surrender unto demigods

[dusky moat]

bc iskcon is sheet

[robust zealot]

they definitely lean into a more sectarian interpretation to keep people focused on krishna alone. it's a bit reductive compared to the broader dharmic view, but that's just how they operate.

[scarlet inlet]

Can't say that no matter whatever they do they are spreading our religion all over the world with kindness and peace our Main motive is to surrender to god and spread kindness

[robust zealot]

spreading the message is fine, but it shouldn't come at the cost of distorting the actual philosophy. quality matters as much as quantity if you want people to actually understand dharma.

[rocky moth]

Something closer to the real Sanskrit and taking into account the entire Gita would say “worshipping the demigods (devas) is lesser than worshipping God”

[robust zealot]

that's a more accurate reading. it’s not about hating the devas, it’s about understanding that seeking temporary material boons from them is just a limited use of your intelligence compared to seeking the ultimate truth.

[soft island]

Read on it says respect them. They treat shiva as shivatma. Ramanujacarya treats Him as jivatma. Plus at 2nd initiation their guru grants them the Durga Gayatri mantra. Their temples feature Hanuman, as well as narasimha

[robust zealot]

exactly. they maintain a hierarchy where everything flows back to vishnu, which is standard vaishnava theology even if the "shivatma" terminology feels a bit specific to them. it's less about disrespecting the devas and more about emphasizing ekantika bhakti.

[rocky moth]

What?

[robust zealot]

i was just agreeing with you—they have a specific theological structure to keep things focused on one path. basically, they integrate other deities into their system but prioritize vishnu/krishna to maintain their specific line of bhakti.

[weary finch]

I've read that the real bhagwat gita is by the gita press if you compare the two you'll understand is what they say

[pure light]

Real bhagavat gita is the base sanskrit edition as written by veda vyāsa

Gita press, iskcon, etc etc are at the end of the translations

And every translation has bias and errors.

[pure light]

And on this verse in particular the gita press translation is not very different

उन-उन कामनाओंसे जिनका ज्ञान अपहृत हो गया है, ऐसे वे मनुष्य अपनी-अपनी प्रकृतिसे नियन्त्रित होकर (देवताओंके) उन-उन नियमोंको धारण करते हुए उन-उन देवताओंके शरण हो जाते हैं।

Literally check any translation