Gita Bhashya -Sankara 382

Shri Sankara's Gita Bhashya

(Sri Sankaracharya's Commentary on the Gita)

CHAPTER -9

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Kim punar-Brāhmanāh punyā bhaktā r ājar sayastathā
Anityam-asukham lokam-imam prāpya bhajasva mām

33. How much more then the holy Brāhmanas and devoted Rājarsis! Having reached this transient joyless world, do you worship Me.

How much more then the holy Brāhmanas, of pure birth and devoted Rājarsis, kings who attain to Rsthood (sainthood)! Be­ cause it is thus, therefore, having reached this transient, perishable every moment, joyless, unhappy, world of mortals, that is to say, having obtained human birth[1] which is the means of attaining the supreme end of life (purusārtha) and which is hard to get, do you worship Me, devote yourself to Me.

In what manner?

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References and Context

  1. ↑ Because a body other than a man's, such as a beast's, is not fit for the practice of devotion to the Lord, one should apply himself to devotion to the Lord when he has obtained a human body. (A)

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3. Karma Yogah (Way of action) 96
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6. Divyana Yogah (Way of meditation) 233
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10. Vibhuti Yogah (Mode of Divine Glory) 385
11. Visvarapa Darsanam (Vision of the Universal Form) 428
12. Bhakti Yogah (Way of Devotion) 484
13. Prakrti-Purusa-Viveka-Yogah (Way of Discrimi­nating Matter and Spirit) 509
14. Guna-Traya-Vibhaga Yogah (The Way of Discriminating the Three Gunas) 589
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