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Bhagavad-gītā As It Is · Text 8.14
अनन्यचेता: सततं यो मां स्मरति नित्यश: ।
तस्याहं सुलभ: पार्थ नित्ययुक्तस्य योगिन: ॥ १४ ॥
ananya-cetāḥ satataṁ
yo māṁ smarati nityaśaḥ
tasyāhaṁ su-labhaḥ pārtha
nitya-yuktasya yoginaḥ
For one who always remembers Me without deviation, I am easy to obtain, O son of Pṛthā, because of his constant engagement in devotional service.
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioWhat this verse is saying, and where it sits in the story.
3 study points
Kṛṣṇa is easy to attain for one who always remembers Him without distraction and constantly serves Him with devotion.
Prabhupāda explains that pure devotees want only to please Kṛṣṇa, not to gain anything for themselves.
Begin by chanting Hare Kṛṣṇa, and practice remembering and serving Him every day, wherever you are.
Bhakti Yoga is easier path: Although Yoga practice of Text 8.10 — 8.13 is genuine but it is easier and more effective to remember the Lord through unalloyed love and devotion
The Lord is easy to be obtained by one:
Who remembers ‘Me’ without deviation
Constantly engaged in devotional service
Text 8.14 describes the final destination of unalloyed devotees who serve Supreme Personality of Godhead in Bhakti-yoga
Their final destination — Easy to obtain Krishna. Because:
No material impediments in devotional service
Only qualification is the sincere desire to advance
Jnana/Astanga-yoga – depends on prior knowledge, renunciation and favourable situations for practice
In devotional service, Krishna gives intelligence on how to attain Him
Ref. Bg. 10.10 “dadami buddhi yogam...”
Ananya-cetah — Refers to Pure Bhakti-yoga
Without mixture of Jnana/Karma/Hatha-yoga
No other desire but Krishna
Pure Bhakti-yogis (Ananya chetah – indicates “No other Desire”)
Karmi – desires sense gratification
Jnani – desires relief from material misery
Yogi – desires mystic abilities
Pure devotee – desires only Lord’s pleasure / Ready to even go to hell (cf. CC : Niskama gets perfect peace)
Satatam / Nityasah — means always / regularly / every day – refers to pure devotees constantly remembering Krishna and meditating on Him – Thus wins Lord’s attention
Creating Vrindavan — pure devotee can create Vrindavan anywhere – e.g. Sri Advaita tells this to Lord Caitanya – “Wherever you are, O Lord, there is Vrindavan”
Five ways of Bhakti-yoga — Shanta, dasya, sakhya, vatsalya and madhurya rasa
Great blessing of Krishna conscious process of chanting Hare Krishna maha-mantra is – “Pure devotee and Lord never forget each other for a moment”
bhakti)
By constant engagement in devotional service, one who undeviatingly remembers Krishna easily attains the Lord’s abode, far from this miserable material world
Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.
The spiritual concepts this verse connects to.
Key ideas: bhakti, śaraṇāgati.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What does BG 8.14 establish in Śrīla Prabhupāda's translation and purport, and how does it connect to bhakti & surrender?
Offer one act today with devotion.
Mahābhārata episodes and stories from the purports that shed light on this verse.
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