Bhagwad Gita - Post 220

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.