Chapter 18: Moksha-sannyasa-yoga:: Verse 65
मन्मना भव मद्भक्तो मद्याजी मां नमस्कुरु ।
मामेवैष्यसि सत्यं ते प्रतिजाने प्रियोऽसि मे ॥
man-manā bhava mad-bhakto madyājī māṃ namaskuru
mām-evaiṣyasi satyaṃ te pratijāne priyo’si me – 18.65
Be engrossed in My thoughts and devoted to Me (the Supreme); offer sacrifice to Me, and prostrate before Me. Then indeed will you attain Me. I swear upon this truth, as you are dear to Me.
Chapter 18: Moksha-sannyasa-yoga: - Verse 65
Swami Bhoomananda Tirtha
Arjuna was all lost in Krishna’s words and promise. He was all empty within. He only saw Krishna’s lips, awaiting their ambrosial flow to fill his emptiness – the enchanting handiwork of Guru-sishya bond, climaxing the spiritual instruction with its ultimate redemptional note!
What is that supreme secret Krishna is going to disclose marking the finale of his long exposition? In that he has dealt with the ethics of life, especially in having to fight with relatives, friends, more so with the revered grandfather and the teacher – a task unnerving and agonizing to everyone!
The confrontation, consternation and paradox it presents are indescribable. It is the most tormenting conflict and challenge to the emotional mind. The solution, if at all, could lie only with an illumined intelligence. The dialogue marks the elevating inner pilgrimage of the intellect from the quagmire it huddles in, to the abode of clarity shining with the undimmed splendour of the imperishable Soul. Yes, this is what the war-field dialogue was then, and is even now!
Krishna speaks from the Guru’s pedestal, where Arjuna has placed him. He is talking to Arjuna, who has become his faithful disciple. The only factor tying them together is the Guru-sishya bond. It is so sublime and wholesome that nothing can break it. All laws of the world have to give way to the Guru-sishya bond.
Arjuna was standing committed to this bond. He had no world or Kurukshetra before him. Krishna’s words alone shone for him. He was ready to absorb his Teacher’s words. The receptivity is unimaginable, and its self-effacing effect supreme!
It is to such a disciple that the Guru Krishna speaks. All will do well to reflect on this total submission, acceptance and the enlightening note it delivers!
“Let your mind be engrossed in Me”, began Krishna. “Be devoted to Me. If you sacrifice, it should be to Me and Me alone. Prostrate before Me in full submission. By this, you will attain Me; you will become Me. This is true, I promise, as you are dear to Me,” says Krishna.
What more does an earnest seeker yearn for? For him, there is no God or any other refuge or succour. Guru and his words are the only panacea to fill him to the full!
