Chapter 18
THE YOGA OF LIBERATION BY RENUNCIATION
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Verse 65
Fix thy mind on Me, be devoted to Me, sacrifice to Me, bow down to
Me. Thou shalt come even to Me; truly do I promise unto thee, (for) thou art
dear to Me.
Verse 66
Abandoning all duties, take refuge in Me alone; I will liberate
thee from all sins; grieve not.
Verse 67
This is never to be spoken by thee to one who is devoid of
austerities, to one who is not devoted, nor to one who does not render service,
nor who does not desire to listen, nor to one who cavils at Me.
Verse 68
He who with supreme devotion to Me will teach this supreme secret
to My devotees, shall doubtless come to Me.
Verse 69
Nor is there any among men who does dearer service to Me, nor shall
there be another on earth dearer to Me than he.
Verse 70
And he who will study this sacred dialogue of ours, by him I shall
have been worshipped by the sacrifice of wisdom; such is My conviction.
Verse 71
The man also who hears this, full of faith and free from malice,
he, too, liberated, shall attain to the happy worlds of those of righteous
deeds.
Verse 72
Has this been heard, O Arjuna, with one-pointed mind? Has the
delusion of thy ignorance been fully destroyed, O Dhananjaya?
Verse 73
Arjuna said:
Destroyed is my delusion as I have gained my memory (knowledge)
through Thy Grace, O Krishna! I am firm; my doubts are gone. I will act
according to Thy word.
Verse 74
Sanjaya said:
Thus have I heard this wonderful dialogue between Krishna and the
high-souled Arjuna, which causes the hair to stand on end.
Verse 75
Through the Grace of Vyasa I have heard this supreme and most
secret Yoga direct from Krishna, the Lord of Yoga Himself declaring it.
Verse 76
O King, remembering this wonderful and holy dialogue between
Krishna and Arjuna, I rejoice again and again!
Verse 77
And remembering again and again also that most wonderful form of
Hari, great is my wonder, O King! And I rejoice again and again!
Verse 78
Wherever there is Krishna, the Lord of Yoga, wherever there is
Arjuna, the archer, there are prosperity, happiness, victory and firm policy;
such is my conviction.
Thus in the Upanishads of the glorious Bhagavad Gita, the science
of the Eternal, the scripture of Yoga, the dialogue between Sri Krishna and
Arjuna, ends the eighteenth discourse entitled:
“The Yoga of Liberation by Renunciation”
Om Shanti! Shanti! Shanti!
Love.
