Bhagavadgītā-4comm with the commentaries · Chapter 74

viśvanāthaḥ ---
ārādhyatve prabhor dāsair aiśvaryaṃ yad apekṣitam |
tat śuddha-bhakter utkarṣaś cocyate navame sphuṭam ||
karma-jñāna-yogādibhyaḥ sakāśāt bhakter eve utkarṣaḥ | sā ca bhaktiḥ pradhānībhūtā kevalā ceti saptamāṣṭamayor uktam | tatrāpi kevalāyā atiprabalāyā jñānavad antaḥkaraṇa-śuddhy-ādy-anapekṣinyā bhakteḥ spaṣṭatayā eva sarvotkarṣaḥ | tasyām apekṣitam aiśvaryaṃ ca vaktuṃ navamo 'dhyāya ārabhyate | sarva-śāstra-sāra-bhūtasya gītā-śāstrasyāpi madhyam adhyāya-ṣaṭkam eva sāram | tasyāpi madhyamau navama-daśamāv eva sārāv ity ato 'tra nirūpayiṣyamāṇam arthaṃ stauti idaṃ tv iti tribhiḥ |
dvitīya-tṛtīyādhyāyādiṣu yad uktaṃ mokṣopayogi-jñānaṃ guhyam | saptamāṣṭamayor mat-prāpty-upayogi-jñānaṃ jñāyate 'nena bhagavat-tattvam iti jñānaṃ bhakti-tattvaṃ guhyataram | atra tu kevala-śuddha-bhakti-lakṣaṇaṃ jñānaṃ guhyatamaṃ prakarṣeṇaiva tubhyaṃ vakṣyāmi | atra tu jñāna-śabdena bhaktir avaśyaṃ vyākhyeyā, na tu prathama-ṣaṭkoktaṃ prasiddhaṃ jñānam | para-śloke 'vyayam anaśvaram iti viśeṣaṇa-dānād guṇātītatva-lābhād guṇātītā bhaktir eva | na tu jñānam, tasya sāttvikatvāt | aśraddadhānāḥ puruṣā dharmasyāsya ity agrima-śloke dharma-śabdenāpi bhaktir evocyate | anasūyave
'matsarāyety anyo 'pīdam amatsarāyaivopadiśed iti vidhir vyañjitaḥ | vijñāna-sahitaṃ mad-aparokṣānubhava-paryantam ity arthaḥ | aśubhāt saṃsārād bhakti-pratibandhakād antarāyād vā