BG 7.23

अन्तवत्तु फलं तेषां तद्भवत्यल्पमेधसाम् ।
देवान्देवयजो यान्ति मद्भक्ता यान्ति मामपि ॥
antavat tu phalaṁ teṣāṁ tad bhavaty alpa-medhasām
devān deva-yajo yānti mad-bhaktā yānti mām api

Word-for-word meanings

tu — however;  tat — that;  phalam — fruit;  teṣām — of those [people];  alpa-medhasām — of meager intellect;  bhavati — is;  antavat — perishable;  deva-yajaḥ — the worshipers of the devas;  yānti — go;  devān — to the devas;  mat — [whereas] My;  bhaktāḥ — devotees;  yānti — go;  mām api — to Me indeed.

Translation

However, the fruit attained by these people of meager intellect is perishable. The worshipers of the devas go to the devas, whereas My devotees come to Me.

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