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paths, O son of Pritha, no Yogin is deluded: wherefore at all times be steadfast
in Yoga, O Arjuna.The Yogin who knows that one of the two foregoing paths
leads to samsara and that the other leads to moksha is no longer deluded
Excellency of Yoga Now, hear of the greatness of that Yoga:The two paths
are respectively called Devayana and Pitriyana, the path to the Devas and
the path to the Pitris. The one is said to be bright because it illumines
knowledge and is reached by knowledge, and its course is marked throughout
by bright objects ; the other is said to be dark because it does not illumine
knowledge, is reached by avidya or nescience, and is marked throughout by
smoke and other dark things.As the Yogin dwells on the Path of Light in
his Meditation, he wilt not regard the other path as the one he should resort
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