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Bhakti Yoga
O friend Uddhava, have you well realised Brahman? Have you attained a firm grasp of Brahman? Is your doubt cleared and is the grief that harassed you removed?
You should not impart this instruction to a hypocrite, to an atheist, to a rogue, to one who is not inclined to listen to it, to one who has no devotion, who is wicked and who is haughty and deceitful.
You should teach this only to a person who is free from these defects, who is devoted to the Brahmins, who is righteous and pious, even to the Sudras and women if they are endowed with devotion.
When this is known, an aspirant has nothing more to know, just as a man who has drunk the exquisitely sweet nectar has no craving for any other drink or food.
The whole extent of objects or purposes which men gain by means of knowledge, righteous duties, Yoga and ruling power i.e., all the four kinds of purpose (virtue, wealth, desire and liberation) I am Myself to thee.
When a man abandons all works and surrenders himself to Me, I choose to make him the best of men. Then he attains immortality and becomes fit to become one with Me.”
Uddhava said: “O Creator of Brahma, the great darkness of delusion that had overtaken me is completely dispelled in Thy presence. How could cold or darkness or fear affect a person who stands by the side of fire?
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