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Shrimad Bhagavad Gita Mahatmya योडष्टादशजपी नित्यं नरो निश्चलमानसः । ज्ञानसिद्धिं स लभते ततो याति परं पदम् ॥१०॥
“The person with steady wisdom who is cons tanly studying all the eighteen Adhyayas of Gita attains “keval jnana" and the final stage of Liberation.”(10) पाठेडसमर्थः सम्पूर्णे ततोड) पाठमाचरेत् । तदा गोदानजं पुण्यं लभते नात्र संशयः ॥११॥
even if one is unable to repeat all the Adhyayas and can repeat only one - half of them he undoubtly obtains the merits of cow donation.”(11) त्रिभागं पठमानस्तु गडगास्रानफलं लभेत् । षडंशं जपमानतु सोमयागफलं लभेत् ॥१२॥
One who is able to repeat only one - third of Gita - even he gets the benefit which can be had by the devotional bath at the Ganges.”(12) एकाध्यायं तु यो नित्यं पठते भक्तिसंयुतः। रुद्रलोकमवाप्नोति गणो भूत्वा वसेच्चिरम् ॥१३॥
One who daily repeats only one Adhyaya of Gita every day with (deep sense of )
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