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GITA-RAHASYA OR KA.RMA-YOGA
६६ इदं ते नातपस्काय नाभक्ताय कदाचन ।
न चाशुश्रूषवे वाच्यं न च मां योऽभ्यसूयति ॥ ६७॥ य इदं परमं गुह्यं मद्भक्तेष्वभिधास्यति । भक्तिं माय परां कृत्वा मामेवैष्यत्यसंशयः॥ ६८॥
न च तस्मान्मनुष्येषु कश्चिन्मे प्रियकृत्तमः। • भविता न च मे तस्मादन्यः प्रियतरो भुवि ॥६९॥ 8 अध्यष्यते च य इमं धर्म्य संवादमावयोः।
ज्ञानयज्ञेन तेनाहमिष्टः स्यामिति मे मतिः॥७०॥ श्रद्धावाननसूयश्च शृणुयादपि यो नरः।
सोऽपि मुक्तः शुभाँल्लोकान् प्राप्नुयात्पुण्यकर्मणाम् ॥ ७१॥ •sum and substance of the Gita-religion. The Blessed Lord now explains how to maintain and keep alive the tradition of this Gītā-religion, that is, of the Karma-Yoga based on Knowledge, and in which Devotion is the most important factor-]
(67) Do you never mention this (mystery) to anybody, "who does not perform austerities, who has no devotion, nor a desire to hear it, nor to one who vilifies Me. (68) He, who expounds this highest mystery to My devotees, will be filled with intense devotion towards Me, and will come and reach Me; about this, there is no doubt. (69) And no one can be found among all men, who does something more dear to Me, than such a man; and no one will be more beloved of Me than him in this universe.
[In continuation of this advice, given with the intention of maintaining the tradition of the Gītā, the Blessed Lord now explains the beneficent effects of following the Gita-religion-] __(70) Whoever meditates on this conversation of us two on religion, will be considered by Me as having worshipped
Me by a Sacrifice of Knowledge. (71) In the same way, he who follows this religion without carping, and with Faith, he also will be redeemed from all sin, and reach the happiest spheres, which are in store for saintly people.
