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26 SIIRIMAD BIIAGVAD GITA-A JAIN PERSPECTIVE
Many monarehs like Janak have washed off their sius and have attained high level of spirituality by taking refuge of Gita.” (20) गीताया:पठनं कृत्वा माहात्म्यं नैव य:पठेत् । वृथा पाठो भवेत्तस्य श्रम एव ादाहृतः ॥२१॥
One who studies Gita but omits to realise its importance (by refering to such verses) is not able to reap its fruits and his study remains as a bare fruit less labour."(21) एतन्माहात्म्यसंयुक्तं गीताभ्यासं करोति यः। स तत्फलमवाप्नोति दुर्लभां गतिमाप्नुयात् ॥२२॥
One who studies Gita along with the study of its importas (as revarded by these verses)does get its fruits through a high level of spirituality.”(22) माहात्म्यमेतद्गीताया मया प्रोक्तं सनातनम् । गीतान्ते च पठेद्यस्तु यदुक्तं तत्फलं लभेत् ॥२३॥
I have thus described the eternal importence of the study of Gita and learn after reading Gita it is necessary to read these verses to obtain proper fruits.”(23)
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