Srimad Bhagavad-Gita : Chapter-18, Slokam - 50.

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Thursday, November 02, 2022. 09:00. 

Chapter-18.  Moksha-sannyasa-yogam.

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Very important slokam.

Read carefully and  understand  well.

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Slokam-50.  

"Siddhim   prapto   yatha   brahma   tathapnoti   nibodha   me,

samasenaiva   kaunteya    nishtha   jnanasya   ya   para."

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Translation-1.

"Arjuna! learn from Me in brief how one can attain to the supreme perfectional stage, Brahmam, by acting in the way which I shall now summarize.

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Translation-2.

kaunteya  =  Arjuna!

siddhim   praptah  =   one  who  have  attained  perfection  (  inner  purification );

ya  jnanasya  para  nishtha   =  of  the  supreme  transcendental  of  knowledge;

brahma   yatha   apnoti  tatha   =   thereafter,  how  to  achieve  the  experience  of  brahmam;

samasena  eva  me  nibodha    =   that  I  will  tell  you  briefly,  listen!  

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Commentary :

Now Lord Krishna in order to clearly establish that the Supreme state of highest devotion is the eternal cause of internal communion with the Supreme Lord explains the process. 

The Supreme Lord specifically emphasises that only by exclusive loving devotion to the Supreme Lord is highest devotion of the Supreme state achieved. 

This is the paramount goal and ultimate attainment and it is eternally transcendent and infinite in nature. 

In the Bhagavat Purana, Skandham 11, chapter 13, slokam14 beginning etavan yoga adisto is stated : -

The yoga system taught by Lord Krishna's devotees such as the Kumaras is withdrawing the mind from external objects and focusing it on the Supreme Lord. In the Visnu Purana the Prince Prahlad exclaims to the avatar or incarnation of Lord Krishna known as Narasinghadeva that : - 

Just as the beloved has ardent love for the lover such is the depth of love that he wishes to have in his heart for the Supreme Lord.

The perfection achieved by consistent performance of karma yoga or facilitating communion with the Supreme Lord by prescribed Vedic activities allows one to attain dhyana or meditation on Lord Krishna or any of His authorised incarnations and expansions as revealed in Vedic scriptures with bhakti or exclusive loving devotion. 

Lord Krishna is inviting one to learn how, in what manner and by what conduct one attains the the atma or immortal soul and the pure, consciousness of the brahman or spiritual substratum pervading all existence which are the two manifestations of the Supreme Lord who is the paramount of attainment and the goal of all endeavours.

The manner by which such renunciation attains the Brahman or spiritual substratum pervading all existence is by pristine spiritual knowledge. 

Lord Krishna is requesting to hear and learn from Him how this can be accomplished.

How and by what means perfection is reached and the consciousness of the brahman or spiritual substratum pervading all existence is achieved is given in the next three slokam-s. 

This perfection is the epitome of spiritual wisdom.

To be continued 

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