It is not just surprising but is a state of irony. The Lord incarnate Himself is declaring with clarity that in whatever way one seeks Him he rewards one in the same form. Then why leaving aside the Supreme are the gods worshipped? When the expectation of reward is uppermost, and the flow of desire is extremely strong, when the state is that irrespective of the means, my desire should be satisfied speedily; this kind of an attitude veils the knowledge and discrimination and with the object of fulfilling desires swiftly, the human being leaving aside Supreme, starts worshipping the gods. Such a situation is normally seen in the family and households. The child instead of putting his demand in front of his father appears to seek their fulfilment here and there. Why? Because the father will gratify the desire only after looking into the pros and cons and this could entail delay or maybe the desire is not satisfied. Here the emphasis is on where the benefit lies. The Supreme Father is also concerned about the good of the embodied being but veil-the desire does not allow the embodied being to think about what is good and bad for him; just this is the reason why such embodied beings seek the fulfilment of their desires apart from the Lord.

Look the thought provoking indications of this verse. To worship with a desire for fruit is the irony of life. The gods can only satisfy the embodied beings' desire filled actions.

Any kind of worship, 'manushya loke-' is possible in this human form and human world.

Nothing can be attained by inaction. Work is a necessity. Then why not, according to the foregoing verse should we by devote ourselves to the Lord, unite with Him our inner state of being while performing actions and seek Him for Himself. See another distinguishing example of the divinity of divine actions.