Bhagavad Gita (with commentary) · Chapter 7

yoginām api sarveṣāṃ rūdrādityādi-dhyāna-parāṇāṃ madhye mad-gatena mayi vāsudeve samāhitenāntarātmanāntaḥ-karaṇena śraddhāvān śraddadhānaḥ san bhajate sevate yo mām, sa me mama yuktatamo 'tiśayena yukto mato 'bhipreta iti ||
iti śrīmat-paramahaṃsa-parivrājakācāryasya śrī-govinda-bhagavat-pūjya-pāda-
śiṣyasya śrīmac-chaṃkara-bhagavataḥ kṛta śrīmad-bhagavad-gītā-bhāṣye
ṣaṣṭo 'dhyāyaḥ ||6||
BhG 7
atha jñāna-vijñāna-yogākhyaḥ saptamo 'dhyāyaḥ
(śaṅkara-bhāṣyaḥ)
yoginām api sarveṣāṃ mad-gatenāntarātmanā |
śraddhāvānbhajate yo māṃ sa me yuktatamo mataḥ [Gītā 6.47]
iti praśna-bījam upanyasya, svayam eva īdṛśaṃ madīyaṃ tattvam, evaṃ mad-gatāntar-ātmā syād ity etat vivakṣuḥ śrī-bhagavān uvāca -
mayy āsaktamanāḥ pārtha yogaṃ yuñjan madāśrayaḥ |
asaṃśayaṃ samagraṃ māṃ yathā jñāsyasi tac chṛṇu

mayi vakṣyamāṇa-viśeṣaṇe parameśvare āsaktaṃ mano yasya saḥ mayy āsakta-manāḥ, he pārtha ! yogaṃ yuñjan manaḥ-samādhānaṃ kurvan, mad-āśrayo 'ham eva parameśvaraḥ āśrayo yasya saḥ mad-āśrayaḥ | yo hi kaścit puruṣārthena kenacit arthī bhavati sa tat-sādhanaṃ karmāgnihotrādi tapo dānaṃ vā kiṃcid āśrayaṃ pratipadyate, ayaṃ tu yogī mām evāśrayaṃ pratipadyate, hitvānyat sādhanāntaraṃ mayy eva āsakta-manā bhavati | yas tvaṃ evaṃ-bhūtaḥ san asaṃśayaṃ samagraṃ samastaṃ vibhūti-bala-śakty-aiśvaryādi-guṇa-saṃpannaṃ māṃ yathā yena prakāreṇa jñāsyasi saṃśayam antareṇaivam eva bhagavān iti, tat sṛṇu ucyamānaṃ mayā

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tac ca mad-viṣayam -
jñānaṃ te 'haṃ sa-vijñānam idaṃ vakṣyāmy aśeṣataḥ |
yaj jñātvā neha bhūyo 'nyaj jñātavyam avaśiṣyate

jñānaṃ te tubhyam ahaṃ sa-vijñānaṃ vijñāna-sahitaṃ svānubhava-yuktam idaṃ vakṣyāmi kathayiṣyāmy aśeṣataḥ kārtsnyena | taj jñānaṃ vivakṣitaṃ stauti śrotuḥ abhimukhīkaraṇāya - yaj jñātvā yaj jñānaṃ jñātvā neha bhūyaḥ punar anyat jñātavyaṃ puruṣārtha-sādhanam avaśiṣyate nāvaśiṣṭaṃ bhavati | iti mat-tattva-jño yaḥ, sa sarvajño bhavatīty arthaḥ | ato viśiṣṭa-phalatvāt durlabhaṃ jñānam

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katham ity ucyate -
manuṣyāṇāṃ sahasreṣu kaś cid yatati siddhaye |
yatatām api siddhānāṃ kaś cin māṃ vetti tattvataḥ

manuṣyāṇāṃ madhye sahasreṣu anekeṣu kaścit yatati prayatnaṃ karoti siddhaye siddhy-artham | teṣāṃ yatatām api siddhānām, siddhā eva hi te ye mokṣāya yatante, teṣāṃ kaścid eva hi māṃ vetti tattvato yathāvat

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śrotāraṃ prarocanenābhimukhīkṛtyāha -
bhūmir āpo 'nalo vāyuḥ khaṃ mano buddhir eva ca |
ahaṃkāra itīyaṃ me bhinnā prakṛtir aṣṭadhā

bhūmiḥ pṛthivī-tanmātram ucyate, na sthūlā | bhinnā prakṛtir aṣṭadhā iti vacanāt | tathāb-ādayo 'pi tanmātrāṇy eva ucyante - āpo 'nalo vāyuḥ kham | mana iti manasaḥ kāraṇam ahaṃkāro gṛhyate | buddhir ity ahaṃkāra-kāraṇaṃ mahat-tattvam | ahaṃkāra ity avidyā-saṃyuktam avyaktam | yathā viṣa-saṃyuktam annaṃ viṣam ity ucyate, evam ahaṃkāra-vāsanāvad avyaktaṃ mūla-kāraṇam ahaṃkāra ity ucyate, pravartakatvāt ahaṃkārasya | ahaṃkāra eva hi sarvasya pravṛtti-bījaṃ dṛṣṭaṃ loke | itīyaṃ yathoktā prakṛtir me mamaiśvarī māyā-śaktir aṣṭadhā bhinnā bhedam āgatā

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apareyam itas tv anyāṃ prakṛtiṃ viddhi me parām |
jīva-bhūtāṃ mahābāho yayedaṃ dhāryate jagat

aparā na parā nikṛṣṭāśuddhānartha-karī saṃsāra-bandhanātmikeyam | ito 'syāḥ yathoktāyās tv anyāṃ viśuddhāṃ prakṛtiṃ mamātma-bhūtāṃ viddhi me parāṃ prakṛṣṭaṃ jīva-bhūtāṃ kṣetrajña-lakṣaṇāṃ prāṇa-dhāraṇa-nimitta-bhūtāṃ he mahābāho, yayā prakṛtyedaṃ dhāryate jagad antaḥ-praviṣṭayā

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etad-yonīni bhūtāni sarvāṇīty upadhāraya |
ahaṃ kṛtsnasya jagataḥ prabhavaḥ pralayas tathā

etad-yonīni ete parāpare kṣetra-kṣetrajña-lakṣaṇe prakṛtī yonir yeṣāṃ bhūtānāṃ tāni etad-yonīni, bhūtāni sarvāṇīti evam upadhāraya jānīhi | yasmāt mama prakṛti yoniḥ kāraṇaṃ sarva-bhūtānām, ato 'haṃ kṛtsnasya samastasya jagataḥ prabhava utpattiḥ pralayo vināśas tathā | prakṛti-dvaya-dvāreṇāhaṃ sarvajña īśvaro jagataḥ kāraṇam ity arthaḥ

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yatas tasmāt -
mattaḥ parataraṃ nānyat kiṃcid asti dhanaṃjaya |
mayi sarvam idaṃ protaṃ sūtre maṇigaṇā iva

mattaḥ parameśvarāt parataram anyat kāraṇāntaraṃ kiṃcit nāsti na vidyate, aham eva jagat-kāraṇam ity arthaḥ, he dhanaṃjaya | yasmād evaṃ tasmāt mayi parameśvare sarvāṇi bhūtāni sarvam idaṃ jagat protam anusyūtam anugatam anuviddhaṃ grathitam ity arthaḥ | dīrgha-tantuṣu paṭavat, sūtre ca maṇi-gaṇā iva

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kena kena dharmeṇa viśiṣṭo tvayi sarvam idaṃ protam ity ucyate -
raso 'ham apsu kaunteya prabhāsmi śaśi-sūryayoḥ |
praṇavaḥ sarva-vedeṣu śabdaḥ khe pauruṣaṃ nṛṣu

raso 'ham, apāṃ yaḥ sāraṃ sa rasaḥ, tasmin rasa-bhūte mayi āpaḥ protā ity arthaḥ | evaṃ sarvatra | yathāham apsu rasaḥ, evaṃ prabhāsmi śaśi-sūryayoḥ | praṇava oṃkāraḥ sarva-vedeṣu, tasmin praṇava-bhūte mayi sarve vedāḥ protāḥ | tathā khe ākāśe śabdaḥ sāra-bhūtaḥ, tasmin mayi khaṃ protam | tathā pauruṣaṃ puruṣasya bhāvaḥ pauruṣaṃ yataḥ puṃ-buddhir nṛṣu, tasmin mayi puruṣāḥ protāḥ

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gandhaḥ pṛthivyāṃ ca tejaś cāsmi vibhāvasau |
jīvanaṃ sarva-bhūteṣu tapaś cāsmi tapasviṣu

puṇyaḥ surabhir gandhaḥ pṛthivyāṃ cāham | tasmin mayi gandha-bhūte pṛthivī protā | puṇyatvaṃ gandhasya svabhāvata eva pṛthivyāṃ darśitam ab-ādiṣu rasādeḥ puṇyatvopalakṣaṇārtham | apuṇyatvaṃ tu gandhādīnām avidyā-dharmādy-apekṣaṃ saṃsāriṇāṃ bhūta-viśeṣa-saṃsarga-nimittaṃ bhavati | tejaś ca dīptiś cāsmi vibhāvasau agnau | tathā jīvanaṃ sarva-bhūteṣu, yena jīvanti sarvāṇi bhūtāni tat jīvanam | tapaś cāsmi tapasviṣu, tasmin tapasi mayi tapasvinaḥ protāḥ

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bījaṃ māṃ sarva-bhūtānāṃ viddhi pārtha sanātanam |
buddhir buddhimatām asmi tejas tejasvinām aham

bījaṃ praroha-kāraṇaṃ māṃ viddhi sarva-bhūtānāṃ he pārtha sanātanaṃ cirantanam | kiṃ ca, buddhir viveka-śaktir antaḥ-karaṇasya buddhimatāṃ viveka-śaktimatām asmi | tejaḥ prāgalbhyaṃ tadvatāṃ tejasvinām aham

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balaṃ balavatāṃ cāhaṃ kāma-rāga-vivarjitam |
dharmāviruddho bhūteṣu kāmo 'smi bharatarṣabha

balaṃ sāmarthyam ojo balavatām aham | tac ca balaṃ kāma-rāga-vivarjitam | kāmaś ca rāgaś ca kāma-rāgau | kāmas tṛṣṇā-saṃnikṛṣṭeṣu viṣayeṣu, rāgo rañjanā prāpteṣu viṣayeṣu - tābhyāṃ kāma-rāgābhyāṃ vivarjitaṃ dehādi-dhāraṇa-mātrārthaṃ balaṃ sattvam aham asmi | na tu yat saṃsāriṇāṃ tṛṣṇā-rāga-kāraṇam | kiṃ ca - dharmāviruddhaḥ | dharmeṇa śāstrārthenāviruddho yaḥ prāṇiṣu bhūteṣu kāmaḥ, yathā deha-dhāraṇa-mātrādy-artho 'śana-pānādi-viṣayaḥ, sa kāmo 'smi | he bharatarṣabha

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kiṃ ca -
ye caiva sāttvikā bhāvā rājasās tāmasāś ca ye |
matta eveti tān viddhi na tv ahaṃ teṣu te mayi

ye caiva sāttvikāḥ sattva-nirvṛttā bhāvāḥ padārthāḥ, rājasāḥ rajo-nirvṛttās tāmasās tamo-nirvṛttāś ca, ye kecit prāṇināṃ sva-karma-vaśāt jāyante bhāvāḥ, tān matta eva jāyamānān iti evaṃ viddhi sarvān samastān eva | evaṃ yady api te matto jāyante, tathāpi na tv ahaṃ teṣu tad-adhīnas tad-vaśaḥ, yathā saṃsāriṇaḥ | te punar mayi mad-vaśāḥ mad-adhīnāḥ

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evaṃ-bhūtam api parameśvaraṃ nitya-śuddha-buddha-mukta-svabhāvaṃ sarva-bhūtātmānaṃ nirguṇaṃ saṃsāra-doṣa-bīja-pradāha-kāraṇaṃ māṃ nābhijānāti jagad ity anukrośaṃ darśayati bhagavān | tac ca kiṃ-nimittaṃ jagato 'jñānam ? ity ucyate -
tribhir guṇa-mayair bhāvair ebhiḥ sarvam idaṃ jagat |
mohitaṃ nābhijānāti mām ebhyaḥ param avyayam

tribhir guṇa-mayaiḥ guṇa-vikāraiḥ rāga-dveṣa-mohādi-prakārair bhāvaiḥ padārthair ebhir yathoktaiḥ sarvam idaṃ prāṇi-jātaṃ jagan mohitam avivekitām āpāditaṃ san nābhijānāni mām | ebhyo yathoktebhyo guṇebhyaḥ paraṃ vyatiriktaṃ vilakṣaṇaṃ cāvyayaṃ vyaya-rahitaṃ janmādi-sarva-bhāva-vikāra-varjitam ity arthaḥ

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kathaṃ punar daivīm etāṃ triguṇātmikāṃ vaiṣṇavīṃ māyām atikrāmatīty ucyate -
daivī hy eṣā guṇa-mayī mama māyā duratyayā |
mām eva ye prapadyante māyām etāṃ taranti te

daivī devasya mameśvarasya viṣṇoḥ svabhāva-bhūtā hi yasmād eṣā yathoktā guṇa-mayī mama māyā duratyayā duḥkhenātyayo 'tikramaṇaṃ yasyāḥ sā duratyayā | tatraivaṃ sati sarva-dharmān parityajya mām eva māyāvinaṃ svātma-bhūtaṃ sarvātmanā ye prapadyante te
māyām etāṃ sarva-bhūta-mohinīṃ taranty atikrāmanti | te saṃsāra-bandhanān mucyanta ity arthaḥ

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yadi tvāṃ prapannāḥ māyām etāṃ taranti, kasmāt tvām eva sarve na prapadyante ? ity ucyate -
na māṃ duṣkṛtino mūḍhāḥ prapadyante narādhamāḥ |
māyayāpahṛta-jñānā āsuraṃ bhāvam āśritāḥ

na māṃ parameśvaraṃ nārāyaṇaṃ duṣkṛtinaḥ pāpa-kāriṇaḥ mūḍhāḥ prapadyante narādhamā narāṇāṃ madhye 'dhamāḥ nikṛṣṭaḥ | te ca māyayāpahṛta-jñānāḥ saṃmuṣita-jñānā āsuraṃ bhāvaṃ hiṃsānṛtādi-lakṣaṇam āśritāḥ

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ye punar narottamāḥ puṇya-karmāṇaḥ -
catur-vidhā bhajante māṃ janāḥ sukṛtino 'rjuna |
ārto jijñāsur arthārthī jñānī ca bharatarṣabha

catur-vidhāś catuḥ-prakārā bhajante sevante māṃ janāḥ sukṛtinaḥ puṇya-karmāṇo he 'rjuna | ārta ārti-parigṛhītas taskara-vyāghra-rogādinābhibhūta āpannaḥ | jijñāsur bhagavat-tattvaṃ jñātum icchati yaḥ | arthārthī dhana-kāmaḥ | jñānī viṣṇos tattva-vic ca he bharatarṣabha

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teṣāṃ jñānī nitya-yukta eka-bhaktir viśiṣyate |
priyo hi jñānino 'tyartham ahaṃ sa ca mama priyaḥ

teṣāṃ caturṇāṃ madhye jñānī tattva-vit tattva-vittvān nitya-yukto bhavati | eka-bhaktiś ca, anyasya bhajanīyasyādarśanāt | ataḥ sa eka-bhaktir viśiṣyate viśeṣam ādhikyam āpadyate, atiricyata ity arthaḥ | priyo hi yasmād aham ātmā jñānino 'tas tasyāham atyarthaṃ priyaḥ | prasiddhaṃ hi loke ātmā priyo bhavatīti | tasmāj jñānina ātmatvād vāsudevaḥ priyo bhavatīty arthaḥ | sa ca jñānī mama vāsudevasya ātmaiveti mamātyarthaṃ priyaḥ

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na tarhy ārtādayas trayo vāsudevasya priyāḥ ? na | kiṃ tarhi ? -
udārāḥ sarva evaite jñānī tv ātmaiva me matam |
āsthitaḥ sa hi yuktātmā mām evānuttamāṃ gatim

udārā utkṛṣṭāḥ sarva evaite | trayo 'pi mama priyā evety arthaḥ | na hi kaścin mad-bhakto vāsudevasyāpriyo bhavati | jñānī tv atyarthaṃ priyo bhavatīti viśeṣaḥ | tat kasmāt ? ity ata āha - jñānī tv ātmaiva, nānyo matta iti me mama mataṃ niścayaḥ | āsthita āroḍhuṃ pravṛttaḥ sa jñānī hi yasmād aham eva bhagavān vāsudevo nānyo 'smīty evaṃ yuktātmā samāhita-cittaḥ san mām eva paraṃ brahma gantavyam anuttamāṃ gatiṃ gantuṃ pravṛtta ity arthaḥ

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jñānī punar api stūyate -
bahūnāṃ janmanām ante jñānavān māṃ prapadyate |
vāsudevaḥ sarvam iti sa mahātmā sudurlabhaḥ

bahūnāṃ janmanāṃ jñānārtha-saṃskārāśrayāṇām ante samāptau jñānavān prāpta-paripāka-jñāno māṃ vāsudevaṃ pratyag-ātmānaṃ pratyakṣataḥ prapadyate | katham ? vāsudevaḥ sarvam iti | ya evaṃ sarvātmānaṃ māṃ nārāyaṇaṃ pratipadyate, sa mahātmā | na tat-samo 'nyo 'sti, adhiko vā | ataḥ sudurlabhaḥ, manuṣyāṇāṃ sahasreṣv iti hy uktam

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ātmaiva sarvṃ vāsudeva ity evam apratipattau kāraṇam ucyate -
kāmais tais tair hṛta-jñānāḥ prapadyante 'nya-devatāḥ |
taṃ taṃ niyamam āsthāya prakṛtyā niyatāḥ svayā

kāmais tais taiḥ putra-paśu-svargādi-viṣayair hṛta-jñānāḥ apahṛta-viveka-vijñānāḥ prapadyante 'nya-devatāḥ prāpnuvanti vāsudevād ātmano 'nyā devatāḥ | taṃ taṃ niyamaṃ devatārādhane prasiddho yo yo niyamas taṃ tam āsthāya āśritya prakṛtyā svabhāvena janmāntarārjita-saṃskāra-viśeṣeṇa niyatāḥ niyamitāḥ svayātmīyayā

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teṣāṃ ca kāminām -
yo yo yāṃ yāṃ tanuṃ bhaktaḥ śraddhayārcitum icchati |
tasya tasyācalāṃ śraddhāṃ tām eva vidadhāmy aham

yo yaḥ kāmī yāṃ yāṃ devatā-tanuṃ śraddhayā saṃyukto bhaktaś ca sann arcituṃ pūjayitum icchati, tasya tasya kāmino 'calāṃ sthirāṃ śraddhāṃ tām eva vidadhāmi sthirīkaromi

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yayaiva pūrvaṃ pravṛttaḥ svabhāvato yo yāṃ devatā-tanuṃ śraddhayārcitum icchati -
sa tayā śraddhayā yuktas tasyā rādhanam īhate |
labhate ca tataḥ kāmān mayaiva vihitān hi tān

sa tayā mad-vihitayā śraddhayā yuktaḥ san tasyā devatā-tanvā rādhanam ārādhanam īhate ceṣṭate | labhate ca tatas tasyā ārādhitāyā devatā-tanvāḥ kāmān īpsitān mayaiva parameśvareṇa sarvajñena karma-phala-vibhāga-jñatayā vihitān nirmitān tān, hi yasmāt te bhagavatā vihitāḥ kāmās tasmāt tān avaśyaṃ labhate ity arthaḥ | hitān iti pada-cchede hitatvaṃ kāmānām upacaritaṃ kalpyam | na hi kāmā hitāḥ kasyacit

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yasmād antavat sādhana-vyāpārāvivekinaḥ kāminaś ca te | ataḥ -
antavat tu phalaṃ teṣāṃ tad bhavaty alpa-medhasām |
devān deva-yajo yānti mad-bhaktā yānti mām api

antavad vināśi tu phalaṃ teṣāṃ tad bhavaty alpa-medhasām alpa-prajñānām | devān deva-yajo yānti devān yajantīti deva-yajaḥ, te devān yānti | mad-bhaktā yānti mām api | evaṃ samāne 'py āyāse mām eva na prapadyante 'nanta-phalāya | aho khalu kaṣṭaṃ vartata ity anukrośaṃ darśayati bhagavān

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kiṃ-nimittaṃ mām eva na prapadyanta ity ucyate -
avyaktaṃ vyaktim āpannaṃ manyante mām abuddhayaḥ |
paraṃ bhāvam ajānanto mamāvyayam anuttamam

avyaktam aprakāśaṃ vyaktim āpannaṃ prakāśaṃ gatam idānīṃ manyante māṃ nitya-prasiddham īśvaram api santam abuddhayo 'vivekinaḥ paraṃ bhāvaṃ param ātma-svarūpam ajānanto 'vivekinaḥ mamāvyayaṃ vyaya-rahitam anuttamaṃ niratiśayaṃ madīyaṃ bhāvam ajānanto manyanta ity arthaḥ

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tad-ajñānaṃ kiṃ-nimittam ity ucyate -
nāhaṃ prakāśaḥ sarvasya yoga-māyā-samāvṛtaḥ |
mūḍho 'yaṃ nābhijānāti loko mām ajam avyayam

nāhaṃ prakāśaḥ sarvasya lokasya, keṣāṃcid eva mad-bhaktānāṃ prakāśo 'ham ity abhiprāyaḥ | yoga-māyā-samāvṛto yogo guṇānāṃ yuktir ghaṭanaṃ saiva māyā yoga-māyā | tayā yogamāyayā samāvṛtaḥ, saṃchanna ity arthaḥ | ata eva mūḍho loko 'yaṃ nābhijānāti mām ajam avyayam

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vedāhaṃ samatītāni vartamānāni cārjuna |
bhaviṣyāṇi ca bhūtāni māṃ tu veda na kaścana

yayā yogamāyayā samāvṛtaṃ māṃ loko nābhijānāti, nāsau yogamāyā madīyā satī mameśvarasya māyāvino jñānaṃ pratibadhnāti | yathānyasyāpi māyāvino māyā jñānaṃ tadvat | yataḥ evam, ataḥ -- ahaṃ tu veda jāne samatītāni samatikrāntāni bhūtāni, vartamānāni cārjuna, bhaviṣyāṇi ca bhūtāni vedāham | māṃ tu veda na kaścana mad-bhaktaṃ mac-charaṇam ekaṃ muktvā | mat-tattva-vedanābhāvād eva na māṃ bhajate

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kena punar mat-tattva-vedana-pratibandhena pratibaddhāni santi jāyamānāni sarva-bhūtāni māṃ na vidanti ? ity apekṣāyām idam āha -
icchā-dveṣa-samutthena dvandva-mohena bhārata |
sarva-bhūtāni saṃmohaṃ sarge yānti parantapa

icchā-dveṣa-samutthena icchā ca dveṣaś cecchā-dveṣau | tābhyāṃ samuttiṣṭhatītīcchā-dveṣa-samutthas tenecchā-dveṣa-samutthena | keneti viśeṣāpekṣāyām idam āha - dvandva-mohena dvandva-nimitto moho dvandva-mohas tena | tāv eva icchā-dveṣau śītoṣṇavat paraspara-viruddhau sukha-duḥkha-tad-dhetu-viṣayau yathā-kālaṃ sarva-bhūtaiḥ saṃbadhyamānau dvandva-śabdenābhidhīyete | tatra yadecchā-dveṣau sukha-duḥkha-tad-dhetu-saṃprāptyā labdhātmakau bhavataḥ, tadā tau sarva-bhūtānāṃ prajñāyāḥ sva-vaśāpādana-dvāreṇa paramārthātma-tattva-viṣaya-jñānotpatti-pratibandha-kāraṇaṃ mohaṃ janayataḥ | na hīcchā-dveṣa-doṣa-vaśīkṛta-cittasya yathā-bhūtārtha-viṣaya-jñānam utpadyate bahir api | kim u vaktavyaṃ tābhyām āviṣṭa-buddheḥ saṃmūḍhasya pratyag-ātmani
bahu-pratibandhe jñānaṃ notpadyateti | atas tena icchā-dveṣa-samutthena dvandva-mohena, bhārata bharatānvayaja, sarva-bhūtāni saṃmohitāni santi saṃmohaṃ saṃmūḍhatāṃ sarge janmani, utpatti-kāle ity etat, yānti gacchanti he paraṃtapa | moha-vaśāny eva sarva-bhūtāni jāyamānāni jāyanta ity abhiprāyaḥ | yata evam atas tena dvandva-mohena pratibaddha-prajñānāni sarva-bhūtāni saṃmohitāni mām ātma-bhūtaṃ na jānanti | ata eva ātma-bhāvena māṃ na bhajante

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ke punar anena dvandva-mohena nirmuktāḥ santas tvāṃ viditvā yathā-śāstram ātma-bhāve bhajanta ity apekṣitam arthaṃ darśayitum ucyate -
yeṣāṃ tv anta-gataṃ pāpaṃ janānāṃ puṇya-karmaṇām |
te dvandva-moha-nirmuktā bhajante māṃ dṛḍha-vratāḥ

yeṣāṃ tu punar anta-gataṃ samāpta-prāyaṃ kṣīṇaṃ pāpaṃ janānāṃ puṇya-karmaṇāṃ puṇyaṃ karma yeṣāṃ sattva-śuddhi-kāraṇaṃ vidyate te puṇya-karmāṇas teṣāṃ puṇya-karmaṇām, te dvandva-moha-nirmuktā yathoktena dvandva-mohena nirmuktā bhajante māṃ paramātmanāṃ dṛḍha-vratāḥ | evam eva paramārtha-tattvaṃ nānyathety evaṃ sarva-parityāga-vratena niścita-vijñānā dṛḍha-vratā ucyante

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te kim-arthaṃ bhajante ? ity ucyate -
jarā-maraṇa-mokṣāya mām āśritya yatanti ye |
te brahma tad viduḥ kṛtsnam adhyātmaṃ karma cākhilam

jarā-maraṇa-mokṣāya jarā-maraṇayor mokṣārthaṃ māṃ parameśvaram āśritya mat-samāhita-cittāḥ santo yatanti prayatante ye, te yad brahma paraṃ tad viduḥ kṛtsnaṃ samastam adhyātmaṃ pratyag-ātma-viṣayaṃ vastu tad viduḥ | karma cākhilaṃ samastaṃ viduḥ

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sādhibhūtādhidaivaṃ māṃ sādhiyajñaṃ ca ye viduḥ |
prayāṇa-kāle 'pi ca māṃ te vidur yukta-cetasaḥ

sādhibhūtādhidaivam adhibhūtaṃ cādhidaivaṃ cādhibhūtādhidaivam, sahādhibhūtādhidaivena vartata iti sādhibhūtādhidaivaṃ ca māṃ ye viduḥ | sādhiyajñaṃ ca sahādhiyajñena sādhiyajñaṃ ye viduḥ, prayāṇa-kāle maraṇa-kāle 'pi ca māṃ te viduḥ | yukta-cetasaḥ samāhita-cittā iti