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Shri Sankara's Gita Bhashya
(Sri Sankaracharya's Commentary on the Gita)
CHAPTER -7
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16. Four kinds of virtuous men worship Me, O Arjuna,-the distressed, the seeker of Knowledge, the seeker of riches, and the Wise, O bull among the Bhāratas. Four kinds, classes, of virtuous men, men of good deeds, worship, resort to, Me, 0 Arjuna. (They are:) the distressed, he who is in difficulty, such as being overpowered by a robber, a tiger, a disease, and the like, the seeker of Knowledge, (i.e., knowledge) concerning the true nature of the Lord, the seeker of riches, he who desires wealth, end the Wise, he who knows[1] the true nature of the Lord, Visnu; O bull among the Bhāratas. |
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References and Context
- ↑ i.e. he who knows the teachings of Scripture (śabda-jrāna) and desires only the direct realisation of the true nature of the Self. (A)