Chapter 18, Verse 56
Moksha Sanyaas Yoga — Sanskrit shloka, transliteration, word meanings, English translation, and commentary.
Original Sanskrit verse
Transliteration
Word meanings
sarva—all; karmāṇi—actions; api—though; sadā—always; kurvāṇaḥ—performing; mat-vyapāśhrayaḥ—take full refuge in me; mat-prasādāt—by my grace; avāpnoti—attain; śhāśhvatam—the eternal; padam—abode; avyayam—imperishable
English translation
Having taken refuge in Me and doing all actions, by My grace he obtains the eternal, indestructible state of being.
— Swami Sivananda
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Commentary
Worshipping Me with the flowers of his good actions he reaches the imperishable Brahmic seat of ineffable splendour through My grace. He attains union with Me and enjoys the supreme bliss. If by chance he commits some prohibited actions; still; as in the Ganga (Indias most holy river) the waters of the drains and roads find union; so My devotee; becoming united with Me; is unaffected by these prohibited actions. Worship of the Lord through ones duties purifies the heart of the aspirant and prepares him for the devotion to knowledge which eventually leads him to the attainment of Selfrealisation. The Yoga of Devotion is eulogised here. All actions Good actions and even the prohibited actions. He who takes shelter in Me; Vaasudeva; the Lord; with his whole self centred in Me attains the eternal abode of Vishnu; by the grace of the Lord.
Commentary by Swami Sivananda
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