Chapter 6 verse 47
“And among all yogis, he who, full of faith, with his
inner self merged into Me, worships Me, is, according to Me, the devout.”
Throughout this chapter focusing on meditation and self
control of the body, mind and intellect, Krishna has been giving tips of how to
control these senses and focus on the changeless, which is the immutable Self. Several
spiritual aspirants think of different paths to attain God principle- karma
yoga, jnana yoga, raja yoga or bhakti yoga. Krishna unequivocally says here
that ultimately merging into the divine principle with unflinching devotion
towards GOD is the final step for all paths. This does not need to be debated
but experienced. Adi Shankara experienced it when after becoming the reservoir
of scriptural wisdom, controlling all his senses and establishing sanatana
dharma in bharata varsha all over again, found unbounded solace in his
devotional poetry, hymns and master pieces such as saundrya lahiri, bhaja
govindam etc., India’s first governor general-Rajagopalachari, who wrote his
commentary on both Ramayana and Mahabharata, said in his commentary of Bhaja
Govindam that when jnanam does not naturally lead to bhakti, that knowledge is
useless. It is after all only bookish knowledge. This is a fitting end to the 6th
chapter of yoga of self control/meditation.
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