Gita Bhashya (Sri Ramanujacharya) 8.15
Gita Bhashya (Sri Ramanujacharya) 8.15 · 8 · Verse 15
Sanskrit Original
।।8.15।।मां प्राप्य पुनः निखिलदुःखालयम् अस्थिरं जन्म न प्राप्नुवन्ति यत एते महात्मानः महामनसो यथावस्थितमत्स्वरूपज्ञानाः अत्यर्थमत्प्रियत्वेन मया विना आत्मधारणम् अलभमाना मयि आसक्तमनसो मदाश्रयाः माम् उपास्य परमसंसिद्धिरूपं मां प्राप्ताः।ऐश्वर्यगतिं प्राप्तानां भगवन्तं प्राप्तानां च पुनरावृत्तौ अपुनरावृत्तौ च हेतुम् अनन्तरम् आह --
8.15 Having attained Me, they are not subject to rirth, which leads to a condition that is transient and an abode of sorrow. These great souls, i.e., men of noble minds, worship and attains Me as the sorrow object of attainment; because they possess knowledge of My essential nature as it really is; they are unable to maintain or sustain themselves without Me, as I am exceedingly dear to them. With their minds deeply attached to Me and completely dependent on Me, they reach Me as the supreme goal. Sri Krsna next teaches the reason for the return to Samsara of those aspirants for Aisvarya (prosperity) and for the non-return to Samsara of those who have reached the Lord: