The Yoga of Royal Knowledge and Royal Secret

Krishna reveals the law of destination: 'Yānti deva-vratā devān'—those devoted to gods (deva-vratāḥ) go (yānti) to the gods (devān). 'Pitṝn yānti pitṛ-vratāḥ'—those devoted to ancestors (pitṛ-vratāḥ) go (yānti) to the ancestors (pitṝn). 'Bhūtāni yānti bhūtejyāḥ'—those who worship spirits (bhūtejyāḥ) go (yānti) to spirits (bhūtāni). 'Yānti mad-yājino 'pi mām'—those who worship Me (mad-yājinaḥ) also (api) come (yānti) to Me (mām). This is the law of destination: you go where you worship. If you worship gods, you go to gods. If you worship ancestors, you go to ancestors. If you worship spirits, you go to spirits. But if you worship the Supreme, you come to the Supreme. This reveals the supremacy of devotion to the Supreme: all other worship leads to temporary destinations, but devotion to the Supreme leads to the Supreme—eternal liberation. This is why devotion to the Supreme is superior: it leads to the Supreme, not to temporary destinations.