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Chapter 18
Link:- In the first verse of this chapter, Arjuna expressed his desire to Lord Krsna, for explaining the true nature of renunciation (Sannyasa), and the Discipline of Action (Tyaga). In response to his question Lord Krsna, from the fourth to the twelfth verses, explained abandonment (Tyhga—Karrnayoga) and from the forty-first to the forty-eight verses, again He explained Karmayoga, as well as in brief, Bhaktiyoga (Discipline of Devotion). Front the thirteenth to the fortieth verses, He explained renunciation (Sannyasa or Sadkhyayoga) while, from the forty-ninth to the fifty-fifth verses He explained Sankhyayoga (Discipline of Knowledge), with the predominance of the tranquillity of mind and also in brief the supreme devotion. Now Lord Krsna, exhorts Arjuna to perform actions, by taking refuge in Him.
sarvakarmanyapi sada kurvano madvyapasrayah
matprasadadavapnoti sasvatam padamavyayam
Performing continually all actions whatsoever, taking refuge in Me, by My grace, My devotee, attains the Eternal imperishable State. 56
Comment:-
Madvyapasrayah:- Such a devotee, instead of depending on actions, their fruits, incidents, things and persons etc., and surrendering-himself to Him, depends only on Him. He does not regard anything or person, as his own. Such a devotee, has to make no effort to be free from the bondage, of cycle of birth and death. The Lord Himself, straightway rescues him, from the ocean of Birth and death [1]. One has not to worry about his living or spiritual progress. The Lord, takes over full responsibility to attend to his needs [2]. According to His rule, even the vilest sinner by taking refuge in Him, not only satisfies the needs of life, but also attains the supreme goal [3].
Sarvakarmanyapi sada kurvanah:- The Lord, by using the term 'Sarva' with 'Karmani, and the term 'Sada, with 'Kurvanah', means to say that the state which is attained, by a meditative Sankhyayogi, through meditation by controlling his body, speech and mind, is attained by a Karmayogi devotee, while performing mundane, social, physical and spiritual actions, on having taken refuge, in Him by His grace.
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