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GITA-RAHASYA OR KARMA-YOGA
$$ एतां विभूतिं योगं च मम यो वेत्ति तत्त्वतः । सोsविकम्पेन योगेन युज्यते नात्र संशयः ॥ ७ ॥ अहं सर्वस्य प्रभवो मत्तः सर्व प्रवर्तते । इति मत्वा भजन्ते मां बुधा भावसमन्विताः ॥ ८ ॥ मच्चित्ता मद्गतप्राणा बोधयन्तः परस्परम् । कथयन्तश्च मां नित्यं तुष्यन्ति च रमन्ति च ॥ ९ ॥ तेषां सततयुक्तानां भजतां प्रीतिपूर्वकम् । ददामि बुद्धियोगं तं येन मामुपयान्ति ते ॥ १० ॥
in vogue from former times (Ma. Bhā. San. 348. 57); this idea is not something new invented by me. In short, on the authority of the Narayaniyopakhyāna of the Bharata, I interpret the seven Maharsis", to mean, Marici and others; "the former Four", to mean, Vasudeva and others forming the Caturvyuha; and Manu-s', to mean, the six previous Manus, and the seventh Manu then current, making up the Svayambhuva group of Manus. The idea of looking upon the four entities, namely, Aniruddha, (that is, Individuation), and the others, as the sons of the Parameśvara is also to be found in another place in the Bharata (Ma. Bhā. Śan. 311. 7, 8). The bhuva-s or mental states of the Paramesvara have thus been mentioned. The Blessed Lord now explains the result of worshipping Him, after one has realised this fact-]
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(7) He, who understands the principle of this my 'vibhuti' (that is, manifestation) and this my Yoga (that is, device or power by which I cause this manifestation), undoubtedly attains the permanent (Karma-) Yoga. (8) Wise men, realising that I am the Origin of everything, and that all things spring from Me, become imbued with My bhava-s (that is, states -Trans.) and thus worship Me. (9) Concentrating their minds on Me, fixing their life on Me, giving counsel to each other and telling each other legends about Me, they are always happy and engrossed (in doing that). (10) To those, who thus always remaining 'yukta' (that is, content), worship Me, I give the Yoga of the (Equable) Reason,