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Shri Sankara's Gita Bhashya
(Sri Sankaracharya's Commentary on the Gita)
CHAPTER -4
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10. Freed from attachment, fear and anger, absorbed in Me, taking refuge in Me, purified by the fire of Knowledge, many have attained by Being. Freed from attachment, fear and anger, i.e. attachment, fear and anger have disappeared from them; absorbed in Me, i.e. they are knowers of Brahman and see their non-difference (identity) with īśvara; taking refuge in Me, the Supreme Lord (Parameśvara);-that is to say, they are intensely devoted to Knowledge alone; purified by the fire of Knowledge-Knowledge concerning the Supreme Self is itself the tapas (austerity; fire-having attained final purification thereby, many have attained My Being, oneness with īśvara, i.e. moksa (liberation). The phrase, 'purified by the fire of Knowledge' indicates that devotion to Knowledge has no need of other austerities. The question may arise: "Then, Thou (the Lord) art swayed by the feelings of attach ment and aversion, because Thou grantest (Thy) Self-hood (moksa) to a few only and not to all?" The answer follows: |
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