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Shri Sankara's Gita Bhashya
(Sri Sankaracharya's Commentary on the Gita)
CHAPTER -10
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10. To them, ever steadfast and worshipping Me with (out of) affection, I give that Buddhi-yoga, by which they come unto Me. To them, ever steadfast, perpetually devoted (to Me), having freed themselves from all other external desires, and worshipping Me, serving Me;-is it for obtaining any desired object of their own? No, says the Lord: it is purely out of affection for Me that they worship Me. To them, I give that Buddhi-yoga[1], the devotion to Right (Plenary) Knowledge, concerning My true Being, by which they come unto Me, by which Right Knowledge they know Me, the Supreme Lord (Parameśvara) who is the very Self, as their own Self. Who are they? Those who worship Me in the manner stated, ' with their minds wholly in Me ' etc[2][3]. Why, and for destroying what obstacle to reaching Thee, dost Thou give the devotion of Knowledge (Buddhi-yoga) to those devotees of Thine? As to this, the Lord says: |
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References and Context
- ↑ The exalted state of the antah-karaya produced by Dhyāna, which is the means to the attainment of that form of the Lord which is devoid of all attri butes. (A
- ↑ X.9
- ↑ The question and the answer indicate the class of persons who are quali fied for Buddhi-yoga. They are those who are devoted to the Lord in the manner stated in verse 9. (A)