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24 SHRIMAD BHAGVAD GITA-A JAIN PERSPECTIVE
devotion, becomes eligible to be the resident of “Rudraloka” and lives a long life as a "Gana” of Lord Rudara."(13) अध्यायं श्लोकपादं वा नित्यं य:पठते नरः। स याति नरतां यावन्मन्वतरं वसुन्धरे ॥१४॥
Oh Pruthvi! the person who daily repeats with devotion only one Adhyaya or one shloka (verse) or even one sentanse of Gita obtains a longlife."(14) गीतायाः श्लोकदशकं सप्त पञ्च चतुष्टयम् । दौ त्रीनेकं तदर्धं वा श्लोकानां य: पठेन्नरः॥१५॥ चन्द्रलोकमवाप्नोति वर्षाणामयुतं ध्रुवम् । गीतापाठसमायुक्तो मृतो मानुषतां व्रजेत् ॥१६॥ ___ One who repeats with devotion ten, seven, five,four, three, two, one or even one - half verse of Gita attains “Chandraloka" for thousands of years. One who is able to die while repeating Gita is bound to get rebirth as a human being (avoiding birth at a lower level of creatron).”(16) गीताभ्यासं पुन:कृत्वा लभते मुक्तिमुत्तमाम् । गीतेत्युच्चारसंयुक्तो म्रियमाणो गतिं लभेत् ॥१७॥
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