Lord Krishna said: 'I will now reveal to you, since you do not doubt, that profound mysticism, which when followed by experience, will liberate you from sin.
'This is the Premier Science, the Sovereign Secret, the Purest and the Best; intuitional, righteous; and to him who practises it - pleasant beyond measure.
'They who have no faith in this teaching cannot find me, but remain lost in the purlieus of this perishable world.
'The whole world is pervaded by me, yet my form is not seen. All living things have their being in me, yet I am not limited by them.
'Nevertheless, they do not consciously abide in me. Such is my Divine Sovereignty that though I, the Supreme Self, am the cause and upholder of all, yet I remain outside.
'As the mighty wind, though moving everywhere, has no resting place but space, so have all these beings no home but me.
'All beings, o Arjuna, return at the close of every cosmic cycle into the realm of Nature, which is a part of me, and at the beginning of the next, I send them forth again.
'With the help of Nature, again and again I pour forth the whole multitude of beings, whether they will or no, for they are rules by my Will.
'But these acts of mine do not bind me. I remain outside and unattached.
'Under my guidance, Nature produces all things movable and immovable. Thus it is, o Arjuna, that this universe revolves.
'Fools disregard me, seeing me clad in human form. They know not that in my higher nature I am the Lord-God of all.
'Their hopes are vain, their actions worthless, their knowledge futile, they are without sense, deceitful, barbarous and godless.
'But the Great Souls, Arjuna, are filled with my Divine Spirit, they worship me, they fix their minds on me and me alone, for they know that I am the imperishable Source of Being.
'Always extolling me, intrepid, firm in their vows, prostrating themselves before me, they worship me continually with concentrated devotion.
'Others worship me with full consciousness, as the One, the Manifold, the Omnipresent, the Universal.
'I am the Oblation, the Sacrifice, the Worship; I am the Fuel and the Chant, I am the Butter offered to the fire, I am the Fire itself; and I am the act of offering.
'I am the Father of the universe and its Mother; I am its Nourisher and its Ancestor; I am the Knowable and the Pure; I am Om; and I am the sacred Scriptures.
'I am the Goal, the Sustainer, the Lord, the witness, the Home, the Shelter, the Lover and the Origin; I am Life and Death; I am the Fountain and the Seed Imperishable.
'I am the Heat of the Sun. I release and hold back the Rains. I am Death and Immortality; I am Being and Not-Being.
'Those who are versed in the scriptures, who drink the mystic Soma wine and are purified from sin, but who while worshipping me with sacrifices pray that I will lead them to heaven; they reach the holy world where the Controller of Powers lives, and they enjoy the feasts of paradise.
'Yet although they enjoy the glories of Paradise, nevertheless when their merit is exhausted, they are born again into this world of mortals. They have followed the letter of the scriptures, yet because they have sought but to fulfil their own desires, they must depart and return, again and again.
'But if a man will meditate on me and me alone, and will worship me always and everywhere, I will take upon myself the fulfillment of his aspiration, and I will safeguard whatsoever he attains.
'Even those who worship lesser powers, if they do so with faith, they thereby worship me, though not in the right way.
'I am the willing recipient of sacrifice, and I am its true lord. But these do not know me in truth, and so they sink back.
'The votaries of lesser Powers go to them; the devotees of spirits go to them; they who worship the powers of darkness, to such Powers they shall go; and so too, those who worship me, shall come to me alone.
'Whatever a man offers me, whether it is a leaf, a flower, or fruit or water, I accept it, for it is offered with devotion and purity of mind.
'Whatever you do, whatever you eat, whatever you sacrifice and give, whatever austerities you practise, do all as an offering to me.
'So shall your action be attended by no result, either good or bad; but through the spirit of renunciation you will come to me and be free.
'I am the same to all beings. I favour none, and I hate none. But those who worship me devotedly, they live in me, and I in them.
'Even the most sinful, if he worships me with his whole heart, shall be considered righteous, for he is treading the right path.
'He shall attain spirituality before long, and Eternal Peace shall be his. Arjuna, believe me, my devotee is never lost.
'For even the children of sinful parents, and those mis-called the weaker sex, and merchants and labourers, if only they make me their refuge, they shall attain the Highest.
'What need then to mention the holy Ministers of God, the devotees and the saintly rulers? Therefore, you who are born in this changing and miserable world, you too must worship me.
'Fix your mind on me, devote yourself to me, sacrifice for me, surrender to me, make me the object of your aspirations and assuredly you will become one with me, who ma your own self.'
'This is the Premier Science, the Sovereign Secret, the Purest and the Best; intuitional, righteous; and to him who practises it - pleasant beyond measure.
'They who have no faith in this teaching cannot find me, but remain lost in the purlieus of this perishable world.
'The whole world is pervaded by me, yet my form is not seen. All living things have their being in me, yet I am not limited by them.
'Nevertheless, they do not consciously abide in me. Such is my Divine Sovereignty that though I, the Supreme Self, am the cause and upholder of all, yet I remain outside.
'As the mighty wind, though moving everywhere, has no resting place but space, so have all these beings no home but me.
'All beings, o Arjuna, return at the close of every cosmic cycle into the realm of Nature, which is a part of me, and at the beginning of the next, I send them forth again.
'With the help of Nature, again and again I pour forth the whole multitude of beings, whether they will or no, for they are rules by my Will.
'But these acts of mine do not bind me. I remain outside and unattached.
'Under my guidance, Nature produces all things movable and immovable. Thus it is, o Arjuna, that this universe revolves.
'Fools disregard me, seeing me clad in human form. They know not that in my higher nature I am the Lord-God of all.
'Their hopes are vain, their actions worthless, their knowledge futile, they are without sense, deceitful, barbarous and godless.
'But the Great Souls, Arjuna, are filled with my Divine Spirit, they worship me, they fix their minds on me and me alone, for they know that I am the imperishable Source of Being.
'Always extolling me, intrepid, firm in their vows, prostrating themselves before me, they worship me continually with concentrated devotion.
'Others worship me with full consciousness, as the One, the Manifold, the Omnipresent, the Universal.
'I am the Oblation, the Sacrifice, the Worship; I am the Fuel and the Chant, I am the Butter offered to the fire, I am the Fire itself; and I am the act of offering.
'I am the Father of the universe and its Mother; I am its Nourisher and its Ancestor; I am the Knowable and the Pure; I am Om; and I am the sacred Scriptures.
'I am the Goal, the Sustainer, the Lord, the witness, the Home, the Shelter, the Lover and the Origin; I am Life and Death; I am the Fountain and the Seed Imperishable.
'I am the Heat of the Sun. I release and hold back the Rains. I am Death and Immortality; I am Being and Not-Being.
'Those who are versed in the scriptures, who drink the mystic Soma wine and are purified from sin, but who while worshipping me with sacrifices pray that I will lead them to heaven; they reach the holy world where the Controller of Powers lives, and they enjoy the feasts of paradise.
'Yet although they enjoy the glories of Paradise, nevertheless when their merit is exhausted, they are born again into this world of mortals. They have followed the letter of the scriptures, yet because they have sought but to fulfil their own desires, they must depart and return, again and again.
'But if a man will meditate on me and me alone, and will worship me always and everywhere, I will take upon myself the fulfillment of his aspiration, and I will safeguard whatsoever he attains.
'Even those who worship lesser powers, if they do so with faith, they thereby worship me, though not in the right way.
'I am the willing recipient of sacrifice, and I am its true lord. But these do not know me in truth, and so they sink back.
'The votaries of lesser Powers go to them; the devotees of spirits go to them; they who worship the powers of darkness, to such Powers they shall go; and so too, those who worship me, shall come to me alone.
'Whatever a man offers me, whether it is a leaf, a flower, or fruit or water, I accept it, for it is offered with devotion and purity of mind.
'Whatever you do, whatever you eat, whatever you sacrifice and give, whatever austerities you practise, do all as an offering to me.
'So shall your action be attended by no result, either good or bad; but through the spirit of renunciation you will come to me and be free.
'I am the same to all beings. I favour none, and I hate none. But those who worship me devotedly, they live in me, and I in them.
'Even the most sinful, if he worships me with his whole heart, shall be considered righteous, for he is treading the right path.
'He shall attain spirituality before long, and Eternal Peace shall be his. Arjuna, believe me, my devotee is never lost.
'For even the children of sinful parents, and those mis-called the weaker sex, and merchants and labourers, if only they make me their refuge, they shall attain the Highest.
'What need then to mention the holy Ministers of God, the devotees and the saintly rulers? Therefore, you who are born in this changing and miserable world, you too must worship me.
'Fix your mind on me, devote yourself to me, sacrifice for me, surrender to me, make me the object of your aspirations and assuredly you will become one with me, who ma your own self.'
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