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Slogam 14

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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 8.14

ananya-cetāḥ satataḿ

yo māḿ smarati nityaśaḥ

tasyāhaḿ su-labhaḥ pārtha

nitya-yuktasya yoginaḥ

Translation

For one who always remembers Me without deviation, I am easy to obtain, O son of Pritha, because of his constant engagement in devotional service.

Author Name:-Sri Ramanuja

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Sri Ramanuja

8.14 I am easy to access to that Yogin who is ‘ever integrated with Me,’ i.e., who wants constant contact with Me, who recollects Me; and whose mind is not in ‘anything else without break’ (Nityasah), i.e., at the time of meditation and also during all other times (Satatam). As I am exceedingly dear to him, he is unable to sustain himself without remembering Me and cherishing My memory which is incomparably dear to him. I am the only object he wants to attain and not any mode of My being like sovereignty, etc. I Myself grant him the capacity to attain full maturity in devotional practice necessary for attaining Me — namely, the annulment of all obstacles and the establishment of the state of mind that renders Me exceedingly dear to oneself. The Sruti also says: ‘He whom this (Self) chooses, by him He can be obtained’ (Mun. U., 3.2.3 and Ka. U., 2.22). And Sri Krsna Himself will teach: “To those, ceaselessly united, who worship Me, I bestow that discernment by which they come to Me. Out of mercy for them, I, abiding in their heart, dispel the darkness born of ignorance, by the brilliant lamp of knowledge” (10.10;11). In the remaining part of this chapter, He teaches that the Jnanis and the aspirants after Kaivalya do not deturn, and that the seekers after power and prosperity return.

Author Name:-Sri Adi Shankaracharya

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Sri Adi Shankaracharya

8.14 Partha, O son of Prtha, tasya yoginah, to that yogi; nitya-yuktasya, of constant concentration, who is ever absorbed (in God); and ananya-cetah, of single-minded attention, a yogi whose mind is not drawn to any other object; yah, who; smarati, remembers; mam, Me, the supreme God; satatam, uninteruptedly; and nityasah, for long-. By satatam, uninterrupteldy, is meant ‘without any break’. By niryasah, is meant along duration. Not six months, nor even a year! What then? The meaning is: He who remembers Me for his whole life, continuously. To that yogi aham, I; am sulabhah, easy of attainment. Since this is so, therefore one should remain ever absorbed in Me, with mind given to nothing else. ‘What follows from Your being easy of attainment?’ This is being answered: ‘Hear what follows from My being easy of attainment.’

Author Name:-Sri Madhvacharya

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Sri Madhavacharya

Ever situated in equanimity is the one who constantly endeavors. Such a yogi or one perfected in the science of the individual consciousness attaining communion with the ultimate consciousness is always fully cognizant in equanimity.

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Slogam 14

Bhagavad Gita Chapter 8.14

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