Srimad Bhagavadgita Sadhaka Sanjivani -Swami Ramsukhdas
Chapter 18
Appendix:- About a Jnanayogi the Lord declared, that he having renounced all sense-objects, controlling his senses, ever being engaged in meditation and having abandoned egoism, mineness, desire, anger etc., becomes qualified to attain Brahma [1]. But here the Lord declares for a devotee that he by performing all prescribed actions according to his order of life and stage of life, by His grace, attains the Eternal Imperishable state, because he has taken refuge in Him - 'madvyapasrayah'. It means that a devotee by taking refuge in the Lord's holy feet, easily attains Supreme Abode. A devotee himself has not to attain salvation, but without having the least dependence on his power and knowledge etc., he has to take refuge in God, by having faith in Him. Then only God's grace leads him to salvation - `matprasadadavapnoti sasvatath padamavyayam'. The Lord sees that His devotee has taken refuge only in Him,[2] so He takes no heed of his flaws. In the Ramacaritamanasa it is mentionedrahati na prabhu Gita eaka kie ki, karata surati saya bara hie ki. [3]
'The Lord does not take heed of the flaws of His devotees, because He is the friend of the poor and is of a very tender (sweet) heart.'
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