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Shri Sankara's Gita Bhashya
(Sri Sankaracharya's Commentary on the Gita)
CHAPTER -13
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It is said to be beyond darkness, to be uncontaminated by nescience (ajñāna). To infuse courage in him (Arjuna or any other sādhaka) who might feel dejected at the thought that Knowledge and the rest are difficult to attain, the Lord says: Knowledge, (i.e. the means to Knowledge) such as humility[1]; the One Thing to be known, as stated in the passage "That which has to be known, I shall describe" etc.[2]; the Goal of Knowledge, the Knowable Itself, which when known becomes the fruit of Knowledge and is accordingly spoken of as the Goal of Knowledge, but which as the Entity to be known is spoken of as the Knowable. These three (Knowledge, the Knowable, and the Goal of Knowledge) are dwelling, i.e. pre eminently abiding, in the hearts, the intellect (buddhi), of all, of every animate being. Verily, it is only there that the three are clearly manifest. This (following) verse sets out to conclude the topic treated of above: |
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