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Chapter 18
Link:—In the next two verses, the Lord explains the reward of propagating this gospel of the Gird, among his devotees and declares, that such a person is the most loving to Him.
ya imam paramam guhyam madbhaktesvabhidhasyati
bhaktim mayi param krtve mamevaisyatyasamsayah
He who, with supreme devotion to Me teaches this supreme secret to My devotees, shall doubtless, come to Me alone. There is no doubt about it. 68
Comment:-
Bhaktim mayi param krtva:- The supreme devotion means that the person does not impart this gospel of the Gita, in order to receive praise, honour, fame and gifts etc. But his aim is to develop devotion to Him, to meditate on Him, to propagate His teachings, to liberate the people, from sorrow and suffering and to lead them, to salvation.
There is a difference between the devotion mentioned in the fifty-fourth verse of this chapter, and in this verse. There, a Sankhyayogi having become one with Brahma (the Absolute), attains supreme devotion to the Lord i.e., he realizes his real affinity with God, which he has had since time immemorial. But here, a striver without having any worldly desire, for praise and honour etc., in the least, yearns for devotion to Him.
Ya imam paramam guhyam:- The teaching of the Gita as imparted in the whole Gita, in the form of a dialogue between Lord Kesna and Arjuna, is me supreme secret. The expression 'Supreme secret, also includes whatever is secret or more secret, or the most secret.
Madbhaktesvabhidhasyati:- A devotee, is he who has faith in the Lord and His words and who wants to listen to His teaching. One who declares this teaching to His such devotees, attains Him.
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