Bhagavad Gita Bhashya (Sri Madhvacharya) 9.18
Bhagavad Gita Bhashya (Sri Madhvacharya) 9.18 · 9 · Verse 18
Sanskrit Original
।।9.18।।गम्यते मुमुक्षुभिरिति गतिः। तथा हि सामवेदे वासिष्ठशाखायाम् अथ कस्मादुच्यते गतिरिति ब्रह्मैव गतिरिति तद्धि गम्यते पापविमुक्तैः इति। साक्षादीक्षत इति साक्षी। तथाहि बाष्कलशाखायाम् स साक्षादिदमद्राक्षीद्यदद्राक्षीत्तत्साक्षिणः साक्षित्वम् इति। शरणमाश्रयः संसारभीतस्य।परं परायणं इत्याद्युक्तम्। नारायणं महाज्ञेयं विश्वात्मानं परायणम् [म.ना.उ.9।3] इति च। संहारकाले प्रकृत्या जगदत्र निधीयत इति निधानम्। तथा हि ऋग्वेदखिलेषु अपश्यमप्यये मायया विश्वकर्मण्यदो जगन्निहितं शुभ्रचक्षुः इति।
‘The goal is attained by those desiring liberation’—that is the destination. In Sama-veda, Vasishtha branch: ‘From whom is it said the goal—he alone is the goal; he is reached by those freed from sin.’ ‘Witness initiation’—the witness is the guru of initiation. In Bashkala branch it is said: ‘If one saw directly, that seeing is the witnessing’—thus the witnessing is affirmed. Refuge is the resort of one who fears the world; it is declared the supreme refuge. ‘Narayana, great knower, world-soul, the supreme refuge’ (citation). At the time of dissolution the world is reabsorbed by prakriti—this is the statement. Similarly in the Rig-veda it is said the world-maker hides by maya at dissolution—(citation).