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यो यो यां यां तनुं भक्तः श्रद्धयार्चितुमिच्छति।

तस्य तस्याचलां श्रद्धां तामेव विदधाम्यहम्।।7.21।।

 

Sanskrit Commentary By Sri Shankaracharya

।।7.21।। यः यः कामी यां यां देवतातनुं श्रद्धया संयुक्तः भक्तश्च सन् अर्चितुं पूजयितुम् इच्छति तस्य तस्य कामिनः अचलां स्थिरां श्रद्धां तामेव विदधामि स्थिरीकरोमि।।ययैव पूर्वं प्रवृत्तः स्वभावतो यः यां देवतातनुं श्रद्धया अर्चितुम् इच्छति

English Translation By Swami Gambirananda

7.21 Whichever form (of a deity) any devotee wants to worship with faith, that very firm faith of his I strengthen.

English Translation Of Sri Shankaracharya's Sanskrit Commentary By Swami Gambirananda

7.21 Yam yam, whichever; tanum, form of a deity; yah, any covetous person- among these people with desires; who, being endowed sraddhaya, with faith; and being a bhaktah, devotee; icchati, wants; arcitum, to worship; tam eva, that very; acalam, firm, steady; sraddham, faith; tasya, of his, of that particular covetous person-that very faith with which he desires to worship whatever form of a deity, in which (worship) he was earlier engaged under the impulsion of his own nature-; [Ast. takes the portion 'svabhavatah yo yam devata-tanum sraddhaya arcitum icchati' with the next verse.-Tr.] vidadhami, I strengthen.