Srimad Bhagavadgita-Rahasya OR Karma-Yoga-Sastra -Bal Gangadhar Tilak
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CHAPTER 12
"that is, "'upasana' i. e., Meditation or Devotion is better than Spiritual Knowledge, and Karma, that is, necessarily Desireless Action, is better than ' upasana ' ; one who realises this principle of Vedanta should be looked upon as the best man[1] ". In short, it is the firm doctrine of the Bhagavadglta that the Yoga in the form of Abandonment of the Fruit of Action, that is to say, the Desireless Karma-Yoga, which includes both Spiritual Knowledge and Devotion, is the most superior path of all ; and the argument in stanza 12 is not only consistent with that opinion, but is in support of it. If persons belonging to a particular school of thought do not find this conclusion palatable or acceptable, they should give it up ; but, they should not indulge in a useless stretching of meanings. To proceed : the Blessed Lord, having thus proved Abandonment of the Fruit of Action to he superior, now proceeds to describe the equable and peaceable frame of mind, which is obtained by one who practises it (and not by one, who ' literally ' gives up Action) ; and He ultimately says that a devotee of this kind is exceedingly dear to Him—]
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References And Context
- ↑ purusottama