Gita Bhashya -Sankara 5

Shri Sankara's Gita Bhashya

(Sri Sankaracharya's Commentary on the Gita)

INTRODUCTION

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Dedicating actions to Brahman';[1]

and' Yogins perform (their) actions, leaving all attachment, for their self-purification'[2][3]

The Gitā - śāstra unfolds this two-fold Religion, having for its aim final beatitude; and, in especial, it has for its subject-matter the nature of the Supreme Truth, Para-Brahman, known as Vāsudeva.[4]

It thus bears a specific relation (to both).

As by the comprehension of its import, the achievement of all the aspirations[5] of human life is secured, I am undertaking to explain it.

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References and Context

  1. ↑ V-10
  2. ↑ Ātma-śuddhi— ātma' (self) here means' the mind' (V. 11 Com.).
  3. ↑ V-ll
  4. ↑ Here are staled the unitliaiidha-cuitittaya, the four mutually connected elements of a Śastra (scripture), namely, Vifaya, the subject-matter (Para-Brahman) : I'rayojana, the object In view (mokfa, final beatitude) ; Adhikārin, the competent aspirant (he who seeks deliverance from xathsara); and Sambandha, connection. (This work explains the subject to the aspirant and equips him with the means for attaining the object.).
  5. ↑ The four purusarthas—Dharma (Moral Law), Ariha (wealth), Kama (worldly enjoyment) and Mokfa (Liberation).