Srimad Bhagavad Gita -Ramanujacharya 306

Srimad Bhagavad Gita -Ramanujacharya

Chapter-9 Rāja-vidyā Rāja--guhya Yogaḥ

Sri Krishna replies: — kṣipraṃ bhavati dharmātmā śāśvacchāntiṃ nigacchati | kaunteya prati-jānīhi na me bhaktaḥ praṇaśyati || 31 || 31. Speedily he becomes righteous and obtains everlasting peace, affirm on My behalf, O Kaunteya, that My devotee never perishes. Commentary “Very soon the qualities (Gunas) of Rajas and Tamas are eradicated along with their roots, as he has been purified of all sins through worshipping Me without any ulterior motive. Quickly his mind becomes especially attuned to meditating on Me with all the ancillaries [of Karma Yoga] and overcomes all impediments. It is this kind of adoration which was alluded to by the term ‘Dharma’ at the commencement of this chapter. Such a person obtains enduring peace, ie., attains to an eternal state, free from any conduct which hinders access to Me and from which there will be no backsliding.” “O Arjuna, you may affirm to others that one who has taken the first steps to meditate upon Me in this way, will not perish, even though tainted by some misconduct in the past. On count of devotion to Me, one will be able to conquer the entire host of impediments [to spiritual progress]. After becoming completely free from impediments one quickly obtains perfection in Bhakti (Devotion/meditation).”