Yatharth Geeta -Swami Adgadanand 484

Yatharth Geeta -Swami Adgadanand Ji

CHAPTER 8 Yog With The Imperishable God Both the ways, of light and darkness, of knowledge and ignorance, have been forever. But the merits of worship are never destroyed. The one who dies in the state of knowledge and brightness achieves ultimate salvation, but the one who departs from the body in the state of ignorance and obscurity has to come back and undergo yet another birth. And this succession of one birth after another goes on until there is perfect light; until that moment the seeker has to carry on his worship. The problem is fully resolved at this point and Krishn then dwells upon the means which are essential for the attainment of final liberation. नैते सृती पार्थ जानन्योगी मुह्राति कश्चन। तस्मात्सर्वेषु कालेषु योगयुक्तो भवार्जुन ॥27॥ [ “You should always rest upon yog, O Parth, for the yogi who knows the reality of the two ways is never deceived.’’ ] Knowing the two ways well, the yogi is aware that his act of worship will not be destroyed even if he is reborn because of dying in ignorance. Both the ways have also been forever. So Arjun should at all time practise yog and devote himself to worship, for-