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Shri Sankara's Gita Bhashya
(Sri Sankaracharya's Commentary on the Gita)
CHAPTER -4
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He reaches Brahman alone—the goal to be attained by himis also Brahman, for the person who sees Brahman in action: actionis Brahman; and he who rests his mind therein has to attain onlyto Brahman (as the goal). Thus, action performed by such a person even with the desireto guide the world is in reality no action, for it has been destroyedby the consciousness of Brahman. It thus becomes exceedingly appropriate to represent theKnowledge of even the samnyāsin who has retired from actionand renounced all actions, as yajña (sacrifice), for the purpose ofextolling that right knowledge (samyag-darśand)- For this seerof the Truth, in the Knowledge-Sacrifice performed within himself (adhyātmam), Brahman alone is (stands for) the instrument foroffering etc., the well-known factors in an ordinary sacrifice (adhi-yajña). Otherwise, it will be meaningless to specify as Brahman only the instrument and the others (stated), when everything (in fact) is Brahman. Therefore, it is concluded that for the wise man, who realises that all this is Brahman alone, there is no action whatever. Also because the idea of accessories to action is wholly absent; and, there can indeed be no act of sacrifice in the absence of such an idea. |
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