BhG 4.11

syntax

ye (those who) yathā (as) mām (in me) prapadyante (they take shelter),
aham (I) tān (them) tathā eva (just the same way) bhajāmi (I adore).
he pārtha (O son of Pṛthā!),
manuṣyāḥ (people) sarvaśaḥ (in every way) mama (my) vartma (path) anuvartante (they follow).

grammar

ye	–	yat sn. 1n.3 m. – those who;
yathā	–	av. – as (correlative of: tathā);
mām	–	asmat sn. 2n.1 – me;
prapadyante	–	pra-√pad (to surrender) Praes. Ā 1v.3 – they surrender, they take shelter of;
tān	–	tat sn. 2n.3 m. – them;
tathā	–	av. – in that manner, so, in like manner;
eva	–	av. – certainly, just, merely;
bhajāmi	–	√bhaj (to share, to love, to rejoice, to worship) Praes. P 3v.1 – I adore;
aham	–	asmat sn. 1n.1 – I;
mama	–	asmat sn. 6n.1 – my;
vartman	–	vartman 2n.1 n. – track of a wheel, path, way, course (from: √vṛt – to move, to happen, to act);
ānuvartante	–	anu-√vṛt (to follow, to obey) Praes. Ā 1v.3 – they follow, they obey;
manuṣyāḥ	–	manuṣya 1n.3 m. – people (from: √man – to think, manu – a man, a person);
pārtha	–	pārtha 8n.1 m. – O son of Pṛthā (from: √pṛth – to extend, pṛthā – Kuntī, mother of the sons of Pāṇḍu);
sarvaśaḥ	–	av. – completely, entirely, altogether, on all sides (from: sarva – all, whole);

textual variants

The third and fourth pada of verse 4.11 are the same as the third and fourth pada of verse BhG 3.23;

Śāṃkara

tava tarhi rāga-dveṣau staḥ | yena kebhyaścit evātma-bhāvaṃ prayacchasi, na sarvebhyaḥ | ity ucyate —

ye yathā yena prakāreṇa yena prayojanena yat-phalārthitayā māṃ prapadyante tāṃs tathaiva tat-phala-dānena bhajāmy anugṛhṇāmy aham ity etat | teṣāṃ mokṣaṃ pratyanarthitvāt | na hy ekasya mumukṣutvaṃ phalārthitvaṃ ca yugapat sambhavati | ato ye yat-phalārthinas tāṃs tat-phala-pradānena, ye yathokta-kāriṇas tv aphalārthino mumukṣavaś ca tān jñāna-pradānena | ye jñāninaḥ sannyāsino mumukṣavaś ca tān mokṣa-pradānena, tathārtānārti-haraṇena ity evaṃ yathā prapadyante ye tāṃs tathaiva bhajāmīty arthaḥ | na punār rāga-dveṣa-nimittaṃ moha-nimittaṃ vā kaṃcid bhajāmi | sarvathāpi sarvāvasthasya mameśvarasya vartma mārgam anuvartante manuṣyāḥ | yat-phalārthitayā yasmin karmaṇy adhikṛtā ye prayatante te manuṣyā atra ucyante he pārtha sarvaśaḥ sarva-prakāraiḥ

Rāmānuja

na kevalaṃ devamanuṣyādirūpeṇāvatīrya matsamāśrayaṇāpekṣāṇāṃ paritrāṇaṃ karomi, api tu ye matsamāśrayaṇāpekṣā yathā yena prakāreṇa svāpekṣānurūpaṃ māṃ saṃkalpya prapadyante samāśrayante; tān prati tathaiva tanmanīṣitaprakāreṇa bhajāmi māṃ darśayāmi / kim atra bahunā, sarve manuṣyāḥ madanuvartanaikamanorathā mama vartma matsvabhāvaṃ sarvaṃ yogināṃ vāṅmanasāgocaram api svakīyāiś cakṣurādikaraṇaiḥ sarvaśaḥ svāpekṣitaiḥ sarvaprakārair anubhūyānuvartnte

Śrīdhara

nanu tarhi kiṃ tvayy api vaiṣamyam asti ? yad evaṃ tvad-eka-śaraṇānām evātmābhāvaṃ dadāsi nānyeṣāṃ sakāmānām iti | ata āha ya iti | yathā yena prakāreṇa sakāmatayā niṣkāmatayā vā ye māṃ bhajante tān ahaṃ tathaiva tad-apekṣita-phala-dānena bhajāmi anugṛhṇāmi, na tu sakāmā māṃ vihāyendrādīn eva ye bhajante tān aham upekṣa iti mantavyam | yataḥ sarvaśaḥ sarva-prakārair indrādi-sevakā api mamaiva vartma bhajana-mārgam anuvartante | indrādi-rūpeṇāpi mamaiva sevyatvāt

Madhusūdana

nanu ye jñāna-tapasā pūtā niṣkāmās te tvad-bhāvaṃ gacchanti, ye tv apūtāḥ sakāmās te na gacchantīti phala-dātus tava vaiṣamya-nairghṛṇye syātām iti nety āha ye yatheti | ya ārtā arthārthino jijñāsavo jñāninaś ca yathā yena prakāreṇa sakāmatayā niṣkāmatayā ca mām īśvaraṃ sarva-phala-dātāraṃ prapadyante bhajanti tāṃs tathaiva tad-apekṣita-phala-dānenaiva bhajāmy anugṛhṇāmy ahaṃ na viparyayeṇa | tatrāmumukṣūn ārtān arthārthinaś cārti-haraṇenārtha-dānena cānugṛhṇāmi | jiijñāsūn vividiṣanti yajñenety ādi-śruti-vihita-niṣkāma-karmānuṣṭhātṝn jñāna-dānena jñāninaś ca mumukṣūn mokṣa-dānena na tv anya-kāmāyānyad dadāmīty arthaḥ |

nanu tathāpi sva-bhaktānām eva phalaṃ dadāsi na tv anya-deva-bhaktānām iti vaiṣamyaṃ sthitam eveti nety āha mama sarvātmano vāsudevasya vartma bhajana-mārgaṃ karma-jñāna-lakṣaṇam anuvartante he pārtha sarvajñaḥ sarva-prakārair indrādīn apy anuvartamānā manuṣyā iti karmādhikāriṇaḥ | indraṃ mitraṃ varuṇam agnim āhuḥ ity ādi-mantra-varṇāt phalam ata upapatteḥ [Vs. 3.2.38] iti nyāyāc ca sarva-rūpeṇāpi phala-dātā bhagavān eka evety arthaḥ | tathā ca vakṣyati ye ‚py anya-devatā-bhaktā [Gītā 9.23] ity ādi

Viśvanātha

nanu tvad-ekānta-bhaktāḥ kilataj-janma-karmaṇor nityatvaṃ manyanta eva | kecit tu jñānādi-siddhy-arthaṃ tvāṃ prapannā jñāni-prabhṛtayas tvaj-janma-karmaṇor nityatvaṃ nāpi manyanta iti tatrāha ya iti | yathā yena prakāreṇa māṃ prapadyante bhajante aham api tāṃs tenaiva prakāreṇa bhajāmi | bhajana-phalaṃ dadāmi |

ayam arthaḥ – ye mat-prabhor janma-karmaṇī nitye eveti manasi kurvāṇās tat-tal-līlāyām eva kṛta-manoratha-viśeṣā māṃ bhajantaḥ sukhayanty aham apīśvaratvāt kartum akartum anyathā kartum api samarthas teṣām api janma-karmaṇor nityatvaṃ kartuṃ tān sva-pārṣadīkṛtya taiḥ sārdham eva yathā-samayam avatarann antar dadhānaś ca tān pratikṣaṇam anugṛhṇann eva tad-bhajana-phalaṃ premāṇam eva dadāmi | ye jñāni-prabhṛtayo maj-janma-karmaṇor naśvaratvaṃ mad-vigrahasya māyā-mayatvaṃ ca manyamānā māṃ prapadyante aham api tān punaḥ punar naśvara-janma-karmavato māyā-pāśa-patitān eva kurvāṇas tat-pratiphalaṃ janma-mṛtyu-duḥkham eva dadāmi | ye tu maj-janma-karmaṇor nityatvaṃ mad-vigrahasya ca sac-cid-ānandatvaṃ manyamānā jñāninaḥ sva-jñāna-siddhy-arthaṃ māṃ prapadyante, teṣāṃ sva-deha-dvaya-bhaṅgam evecchatāṃ mumukṣūṇām anaśvaraṃ brahmānandam eva sampādayan bhajana-phalam āvidyaka-janma-mṛtyu-dhvaṃsam eva dadāmi | tasmān na kevalaṃ mad-bhaktā eva māṃ prapadyante, api tu sarvaśaḥ sarve ‚pi manuṣyā jñāninaḥ karmiṇo yoginaś ca devatāntaropāsakāś ca mama vartmānuvartante mama sarva-svarūpatvāt jñāna-karmādikaṃ sarvaṃ māmakam eva vartmeti bhāvaḥ

Baladeva

nanu nitya-janmādi-manojñaḥ sarveśvaras tvaṃ mayāvagata-kvacittvaṅguṣṭha-mātrādir apīśvaro janmādi-śūnyaḥ śrūyate | tat kiṃ tava tvad-upāsanasya ca vaividhyaṃ bhaved iti ced om ity āha ye yatheti | ye bhaktā mām ekaṃ vaidūryam iva bahu-rūpaṃ sarveśvaraṃ yathā yena prakāreṇa bhāveneti yāvat prapadyante bhajanti, tān ahaṃ tādṛśas tathaiva tad-bhāvānusāriṇā rūpeṇa bhāvena ca bhajāmi sākṣāt bhavann anugṛhṇāmi | nūnatām eva-kāro nivartayati | ato mamaikasyaiva bahu-rūpasya vartma-bahu-vidham upāsana-mārgam anādi-pravṛtta-tad-upāsaka-paramparānukampitā manuṣyāḥ sarve ‚nuvartante anusaranti