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Shri Sankara's Gita Bhashya
(Sri Sankaracharya's Commentary on the Gita)
CHAPTER -7
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22. Endued with that śraddhā, he engages in the worship of that, and from it, gains his desires- these being verily dispensed by Me alone. Being endued with that śraddhā-stabilised by Me, he engages, exerts himself, in the worship of that form of the Deity, and from it, divine form (so) worshipped, gains his desires, those that he wished for-these being verily dispensed, ordained, by Me alone, the Supreme Lord (Parameśvara). Omniscient, knowing the relationship bet ween actions and results. Because the (devotee's) objects of desire are ordained by the Lord,therefore he is sure to obtain them. īf ' hitān ' is taken as one word (meaning 'salutary') (in stead of as 'hi tān'; 'verily these'), then we should fancy that desires are spoken of as salutary, by way of flattery (not in the primary sense); for, in truth, they are not beneficial to anybody. Because they are men with desires, are unwise, and engage in means productive of limited result, therefore- |
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