The Gita according to Gandhi 139

The Gita according to Gandhi -Mahadev Desai

DELUSION DESTROYED (Discourse 18) The Lord finally warns Arjuna not to waste the doctrine on those who have no qualifications to take it in—no self-restraint, no devotion, no inclination to listen. Narration of the doctrine, conveyed in the dialogue, by worthy persons to worthy persons, will endue them with true devotion. A devout study of it will be a kind of 'knowledge sacrifice' offered to God, a devout listening will earn the listeners brighter worlds of birth (XVIII. 67-71). 'Has thy ignorant delusion now been destroyed?'. asks the Lord at the end. The final flash-light revealing Krishna's knowledge of Arjuna's true make-up has clinched the matter and Arjuna exclaims with the serenity of certitude and the conviction of religious faith that his doubts have been resolved, that he has recovered his knowledge of the true Self and that he would do His bidding (XVIII. 72-73).