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Shri Sankara's Gita Bhashya
(Sri Sankaracharya's Commentary on the Gita)
CHAPTER -5
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26. To the ascetics, free from desire and anger, with mind controlled, and the Self realised, absolute freedom in Brahman exists here and hereafter. To the ascetics, sarhnyāsins, free from desire and anger, with mind (antah-karaija) controlled, and the Self realised, -to such men of true vision, absolute freedom in Brahman, moksa, exists here and hereafter, while they are yet living (in the body) and after death. In the case of those who are steadfast in Right Knowledge and have renounced action, instantaneous release (Sadyo-mukti) has been predicated. And at every step, the Lord has also stated that karma-yoga, performed in the spirit of dedication to īśvara with one's whole being[1] and offered to Tśvara (Brahman) leads to moksa (step by step) in due course[2], through purification of mind (sattva-śuddhi), gaining Knowledge (jñāna-prāpti) and renunciation of all action; and this He will be repeating (here after also). And now, proceeding to expound in detail DhyānaYoga, (The Way of Meditation), which is an intimate means to Right Knowledge, He teaches the following (two) verses which stand in the position of sūtras[3]on the subject. |
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References and Context
- ↑ Sarvarbfiavena-tbs actions of the body, senses, and mind, having been dedicated to Isvara, are not employed anywhere outs.de. (A)
- ↑ This is called krama mukti.
- ↑ A satra is a concise techical sentence used a mnemrnic rule. it is thus defiend: svalaksaram asanidigdom samad-visafamukam, astaham anavadyam ca saram sara vido vidu -i.e, it must be of minimum-syllables, clear-cut thurughly sapful, withful pausses and faulteless. the sixth chapter is the detiled commentary on these versee (27and28)