Srimad Bhagavad Gita -Ramanujacharya 572

Srimad Bhagavad Gita -Ramanujacharya

Chapter-18 Mokṣa Sannyāsa Yogaḥ

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Commentary

(1) The Lord Vasudeva, the Supreme Being, is signified by the term Para-Brahman.

(2) He is devoid of even the slightest trace of negativity,

(3) He possesses an inestimable abundance of auspicious and excellent attributes such as omniscience, power etc., boundless and essential to Him.

(4) The sole purpose of the whole of the Vedas and the Vedanta is to reveal Him.

(5) He is the sole cause of the universe

(6) He is the ground (substratum) of the entire universe.

(7) He is the essential actuator of all.

(8) All actions [secular and religious] enjoined in the Vedas are to be done as sacred acts.

(9) When propitiated in this manner the Lord confers the results of the practice of Dharma (Right living), Artha (Financial advancement), Kama (Pleasure) and Moksha (Liberation). All of which have already been taught in the Gita.

śauryaṃ tejo dhṛtir dākṣyaṃ yuddhe cāpyapalāyanam |
dānam īśvara-bhāvaśca kṣātraṃ karma svabhāvajam || 43 ||

43. Valor, power, determination, proficiency and courage in battle, generosity and leadership are
the inherent characteristics of the Kṣatriyas.

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