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20 SHRIMAD BHAGVAD GITA-A JAIN PERSPECTIVE
॥श्री गणेशाय नमः॥
श्रीमद् भगवद् गीतामाहात्म्य
|| Shri Ganeshay namah | Shrimad Bhagavad Gita
Mahatmya धरोवाच । भगवन्परमेशान भक्तिरव्यभिचारिणी । प्रारब्धं भुज्यमानस्य कथं भवति हे प्रभो ॥१॥ Godess of earth asks Lord Vishnu:
“Oh Lord! kindly explain how the person who is bound by his karmas can concentrate in your Bhakti (devotion)?”(1)
श्री विष्णुरुवाच । प्रारब्धं भुज्यमानो हि गीताभ्यासरत: सदा । स मुक्तः स सुखी लोके कर्मणा नोपलिप्यते ॥२॥ Lord Vishnu:
“A person who remains Constantly engrossed in the study of Gita acts in such a manner that his soul is not smeared by the
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