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amongst men is superior to him in doing what is dear to me. And there will never be another on earth dearer to me than he. And he who will study this holy dialogue of ours, will, such is my opinion, have offered to me the sacrifice of knowledge And the man, also, who with faith and without carping will listen (to this), will be freed (from sin), and attain to the holy regions of those who perform pious acts ? Have you listened to this, O son of Pritha ! with a mind (fixed) on (this) one point only ? Has your delusion (caused) by ignorance been destroyed, O Dhanañgaya ?
Arguna said : Destroyed is my delusion ; by your favour, O undegraded one! I (now) recollects myself. I stand freed from doubts". I will do your bidding.
Sangaya said: Thus did I hear this dialogue between Vasudeva and the high-minded son of Prithâ, (a dialogue) wonderful and causing the hair to stand on end. By the favour of Vyåsa, I heard this highest mystery, (this) devotion“, from Krishna hiinself, the lord of the possessors of mystic power, who proclaimed it in person. O king! remembering and (again) remembering this wonderful and holy dialogue of Kesava and Arguna, 1 rejoice over and over again. And remembering and (again) remembering that
" Which is the best of sacrifices; see p. 62. • Cl. p. 72. ' I.e. understand my real essence, what I am, &c. • As to whether the battle was right or not. . The work is so called, as it refers to levotion.
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