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Aila Gita
Those who listen to talks or stories about Me with sincerity, reverence and faith in their efficacy, sing them and are delighted in them become attached to Me, attain faith and devotion to Me.
For one who has attained devotion to Me, the Brahman of infinite, excellent qualities, perfect in every respect and the embodiment of knowledge and bliss, is there any other thing yet to attain?
Just as cold, fear and darkness leave a man who resorts to the blessed fire, so also ignorance, fear of death and all evils run away from a man who associates, worships and lives with the wise.
The wise who have realised Brahman are the supreme resort for those who rise and fall (take higher and lower births), are being tossed about and drowned in the fearful ocean of Samsara (i.e., births and deaths) like a strong boat to those who are about to be drowned in water.
Just as food is the life of beings, so I am the shelter to the afflicted. Just as Dharma (righteousness) is wealth to men in the other world, so the wise are the shelters of those who are afraid of Samsara i.e., births and deaths.
The sun having risen bestows only one external eye on people but the wise bestow on them many eyes (internal) i.e., many ways of attaining knowledge. The wise are the veritable gods and true friends. They are Myself, the Atman.
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