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GITĀ-RAHASYA OR KARMA-YOGA
तस्मात्सर्वेषु कालेषु मामनुस्मर युध्य च ।
मय्यर्पितमनोबुद्धिर्मामेवैष्यस्यसंशयम् ॥ ७॥ sadā, (that is, for the whole of his life) been engrossed in thinking of that form, that is the form (bhāva) in which he is (later on) merged.
[In the fifth stanza, the Blessed Lord has explained the necessity and the result of thinking of the Parameśvara at the moment of death; but, that is likely to give rise to the misunderstanding, that it will be enough if a person thinks of the Parameśvara only at the moment of death. Therefore, it is stated in the sixth stanza, that whatever is in the mind throughout life, does not leave the mind at the moment of death; and, the necessity of remembering and worshipping the Parameśvara throughout life, and not only at the moment of death, is made clear (Gi. Ra. Ch. X, p. 398). When one accepts this proposition, it naturally follows that those, who worship the Parameśvara at the moment of death are merged in the Parameśvara ; and that those, who worship other deities at that moment, are merged in the other deities (Gi. 7. 23; 8. 13; and 9.25); because, as has been stated in the Chandogyopanisad, “yathā kratur asmimi loke puruṣo bhavati tathetah pretya bhavati" (Chān. 3. 14. 1), that is, “a man gets a state after death, which is consistent with his "kratu' or samkalpa, that is, his resolution". There are similar sentences in other Upanisads as in the Chandogya (Praśna. 3. 10; Maitryu. 4. 6). But the Gitā now says that unless the Mind is steeped in one particular aspiration throughout life, it is not possible to have that aspiration during the throes of the passing away of life. Therefore, consistently with the doctrine that it is necessary to meditate on the Parameśvara 'āmaranānta' that is, throughout life
(Ve. Sū. 4. 1. 12), the Blessed Lord now tells Arjuna that (7) Therefore, think of Me at all times (that is, always), and fight; when you have dedicated your Mind and your Reason to Me, you will, notwithstanding that you have fought), undoubtedly come and be merged in Me.
