| 22. Those men
who, meditating on Me as nonseparate, worship Me all around,to them who
are ever devout, I secure gain and safety. Those men of renunciation (samnyasins)
who worship Me all around, ever meditating on Me, regarding themselves as
nonseparate,i.e looking upon the Supreme God, Narayana, as their own Self,to
these who see the Reality, who are even devout, t I secure gain. I secure
to them what is not already possessed ; and I secure to them safety, i.e
preservation of what is already possessed. As said in v. 17 18, they form
My very Self and are dear to Me. (Objection):To other devotees also the
Lord secures gain and safety. (Answer):True, He undoubtedly secures (to
them gain. and safety) ; but there is this difference: while other devotees
work themselves also for their own gain and safety, those who see nothing
as separate from themselves do not work for their own gain and safety. Indeed
these latter never cherish a desire for life or death ; the Lord alone is
their refuge. Wherefore the Lord Himself secures to them gain and safety.
Other devotees do but worship the Supreme in ignorance.(Objection):If other
gods (Devatas) are Thyself only, their devotees also worship Thyself.(Answer):Just
so, indeed: |
