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caturvidhā bhajante māṃ janāḥ sukṛtino.arjuna . ārto jijñāsurarthārthī jñānī ca bharatarṣabha
婆羅多族之雄者阿周那啊！有四種行善之人崇拜我：受苦者、求知者、求財者以及智者。
O Arjuna, foremost of the Bharata dynasty, four classes of people of virtuous deeds adore Me: the afflicted, the seeker of Knowledge, the seeker of wealth and the man of Knowledge.
「受苦者」（Aarta）是指那些遭受慢性不治之症、或因地震、火山爆發、雷擊、強盜、敵人或猛虎襲擊等而生命危急的人。當德羅波蒂（Draupadi）和象王伽真陀羅（Gajendra）處於極度困境時，他們崇拜主，這些都是「受苦者奉獻」（Aarta Bhakti）的例子。「求知者」（Jijnasu）是探求真理的人。他對這個世界感到不滿，生命中存在空虛。他總覺得感官享樂並非最高的幸福，而內心深處存在著一種純粹、永恆、無憂無苦的至樂。遮那迦（Janaka）和烏達瓦（Uddhava）就是這類奉獻者。「求財者」（Artharthi）是渴望金錢、妻子、兒女、地位、名聲和榮譽的人。蘇格里瓦（Sugriva）、維比沙那（Vibhishana）、烏帕曼尤（Upamanyu）和杜魯瓦（Dhruva）都屬於這類奉獻者。「智者」（Jnani）是那些已達到自我覺悟的知識之人。蘇卡提婆（Sukadeva）就是一位「智者奉獻者」（Jnani Bhakta）。康薩（Kamsa）、西修帕拉（Shishupala）和羅波那（Ravana）因恐懼和憎恨（「敵意奉獻」，Vaira Bhakti）而持續思念主，因此他們也被視為奉獻者。無論你的動機是什麼，都要對神保持虔誠，奉獻終將在適當時候淨化你的動機。
The distressed is he who is suffering from a chronic and incurable disease? he whose life is in jeopardy on account of earthake? volcanic eruption? thunder? attack by a dacoit or enemy or tiger? etc. When Draupadi and Gajendra were in great distress they worshipped the Lord. These are the instances of Aarta Bhakti.Jijnasu is the enirer. He is dissatisfied with this world. There is a void in his life. He always feels that sensual pleasure is not the highest form of happiness and there is yet pure eternal bliss unmixed with grief and pain? which is to be found within. Janaka and Uddhava were devotees of this type.Seeker of wealth is he who craves for money? wife? children? position? name and fame. Sugriva? Vibhishana? Upamanyu and Dhruva were all devotees of this type.The wise are the men of knowledge who have attained to Selfillumination. Sukadeva was a JnaniBhakta.Kamsa? Sishupala and Ravana thought of the Lord constantly on account of fear and hatred (VairaBhakti). Hence they are also regarded as devotees.Be devoted to God? whatever be your motive. Devotion will purify the motive in due course.