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Gita Bhashya (Sri Ramanujacharya) 8.9

Gita Bhashya (Sri Ramanujacharya) 8.9 · 8 · Verse 9

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Sanskrit Original

।।8.9।।कविं सर्वज्ञं पुराणं पुरातनम् अनुशासितारं विश्वस्य प्रशासितारम् अणोः अणीयांसं जीवाद् अपि सूक्ष्मतरं सर्वस्य धातारं सर्वस्य स्रष्टारम् अचिन्त्यरूपं सकलेतरविसजातीयस्वरूपम् आदित्यवर्णं तमसः परस्तात् अप्राकृतस्वासाधारणदिव्यरूपम् तम् एवंभूतम् अहरहः अभ्यस्यमानभक्तियुक्तयोगबलेन आरूढसंस्कारतया अचलेन मनसा प्रयाणकाले भ्रुवोः मध्ये प्राणम् आवेश्य संस्थाप्य तत्र भ्रुवोर्मध्ये दिव्यं पुरुषं यः अनुस्मरेत् स तम् एव उपैति तद्भावं याति तत्समानैश्वर्यो भवति इत्यर्थः।अथ कैवल्यार्थिनां स्मरणप्रकारम् आह --

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8.9 - 8.10 He who focusses his life-breath between the eyrows at the time of death with a mind rendered unswerving through its purification achieved by the strength of Yoga conjoined with Bhakti practised day after day; and he who contemplates on the 'Kavi' i.e., the Omniscient, the 'Primeval', i.e., who existed always, 'the Ruler,' i.e., who governs the universe, 'who is subtler than the subtle,' i.e., who is subtler than the individual self, 'who is the Dhata' of all, i.e., the creator of all, 'whose nature is inconceivable,' i.e., whose nature is other than everything else, 'who is sun-coloured and beyond darkness,' i.e., who possesses a divine form peculiar to Himself - he who concentrates on Him, the Divine Person described above, between the eyrows, attains Him alone. He attains His state and comes to have power and glory similar to His. Such is the meaning. Then He describes the mode of meditation to be adopted by the seeker of Kaivalya or the Jijnasu (i.e., of one who seeks to know his own self or Atman in contrast to one whose object is God-realisation).