Srimad Bhagavad Gita -Ramanujacharya 243

Srimad Bhagavad Gita -Ramanujacharya

Chapter-7 Adhyātma Yogaḥ

bahūnāṃ janmanām ante jñānavān māṃ prapadyate | vāsudevaḥ sarvam iti sa mahātmā sudurlabhaḥ || 19 || 19. At the end of many births, the enlightened one takes refuge in Me, realising that ‘Vasudeva is everything’— It is very hard to find such a great-person. Commentary This is the ultimate achievement of innumerable good births — namely taking refuge in Krishna. After passing through countless good births, one obtains the insight:— “I find my ultimate joy in being a dependant (shesha) of Vasudeva. I am such that my essence, existence and activities are completely under His control. He is superior to all others because of His innumerable auspicious attributes.” After realising this, one takes refuge in Krishna, ie., meditates on Him, with the understanding — “Vasudeva alone is my highest goal and also the means for attaining it, and whatever other desire remains in my mind, He alone, is all that for me too.”