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Bhagavad Gita Bhasya (Gambhirananada)

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sah, he; ucyate, is said to have; gunatitah, gone<br />

beyond the qualities. The disciplines leading to the<br />

state of transcendence of the qualities, which have<br />

been stated (in the verses) beginning from 'he who,<br />

sitting like one indifferent,' and ending with 'he is<br />

said to have gone beyond the qualities,' have to be<br />

practised by a monk, a seeker of Liberation, so long<br />

as they are to be achieved through effort. But when<br />

they become firmly ingrained, they become the<br />

indications, perceivable to himself, of a monk who<br />

has transcended the qualities. Now the Lord gives<br />

the reply to the question, 'And how does he<br />

transcend the qualties?'<br />

14.26 And he who serves Me through the<br />

unswerving Yoga of Devotion, he, having gone<br />

beyond these qualities, qualifies for becoming<br />

Brahman.<br />

English Translation of Sri Sankaracharya's Sanskrit<br />

Commentary - Swami Gambhirananda<br />

14.26 And he-be he a monk or a man of action (rites<br />

and duties)-, yah, who; sevate, serves; mam, Me,<br />

God, Narayana residing in the hearts of all beings;<br />

avyabhicarena, through the unswerving-that<br />

which never wavers-; bhakti-yogena, Yoga of<br />

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