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110
BHAGAVADGITA.
The Deity said : He is said to have transcended the qualities, O son of Pandu! who is not averse to light and activity and delusion (when they) prevail, and who does not desire (them when they) ceasel; who sitting like one unconcerned is never perturbed by the qualities ?; who remains steady and moves : not, (thinking) merely that the qualities • exist; who is self-contained ; to whom pain and pleasure are alike; to whom a sod and a stone and gold are alike ; to whom what is agreeable and what is disagreeable are alike; who has discernment; to whom censure and praise of himself are alike; who is alike in honour and dishonour ; who is alike towards the sides of friends and foes; and who abandons all
action. And he who worships me with an un* swerving devotion, transcends these qualities, and
becomes fit for (entrance into the essence of the Brahman. Forlam the embodiment of the Brahman. of indefeasible immortality, of eternal piety, and of unbroken happiness.
' I.e. who does not feel troubled, for instance, thinking now I am actuated by a motive of passion or darkness, and so forth.
So as to lose all discrimination. • I.e. froin his determination to pursue truth, by worldly pleasures or pains.
. Cf. p. 55 supra. • Intent on the sell only. • For the whole passage, cf. p. 101 supra.
'Nilakantha interprets this to mean 'the ultimate object of the Vedas.' I here means Krishna. Sridhara suggests this parallel, as light embolied is the sun, so is the Brahman embodied identical with Vasudeva.
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| SR No. | 007671 |
| Book Title | Zend Avesta Part 01 |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | James Darmesteter |
| Publisher | Oxford |
| Publication Year | 1895 |
| Total Pages | 2695 |
| Language | English |
| Classification | Book_English |
| File Size | 49 MB |