स गुणान्समतीत्यैतान् ब्रह्मभूयाय कल्पते ॥ २६ ॥
māṃ ca yo’vyabhicāreṇa bhaktiyogena sevate .
sa guṇānsamatītyaitān brahmabhūyāya kalpate .. 26 ..
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A samnyasin (yati), or even a man of works (karmin), who serves Me—the Īśvara, Nārāyaṇa—dwelling in the heart of all beings, with a never-failing Bhakti-Yoga,* in devotion to discriminative knowledge,—this Bhakti-Yoga being indeed the result of the Grace and Mercy of the Lord,—he crosses beyond the three gunas mentioned above and is fit for becoming Brahman, i.e., for moksha.
Bhakti-Yoga is that Supreme Love (Parama-preman) which leads to communion with the Supreme. To serve God in Bhakti-Yoga means to constantly contemplate Him by completely withdrawing the mind from all external objects, from the non-Self. In virtue of the Divine Grace, he is endued with right knowledge. Thus enlightened, he becomes Brahman while still alive.—A.
Unity of Atman.
How can it be so †?—Listen :
i.e., how can the sage be himself Brahman?