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Bhagavad Gita
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Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 9, Verse 33

किं पुनर्ब्राह्मणा: पुण्या भक्ता राजर्षयस्तथा |
अनित्यमसुखं लोकमिमं प्राप्य भजस्व माम् || 33||

kiṁ punar brāhmaṇāḥ puṇyā bhaktā rājarṣhayas tathā
anityam asukhaṁ lokam imaṁ prāpya bhajasva mām

kimwhat; punaḥthen; brāhmaṇāḥsages; puṇyāḥmeritorius; bhaktāḥdevotees; rāja-ṛiṣhayaḥsaintly kings; tathāand; anityamtransient; asukhamjoyless; lokamworld; imamthis; prāpyahaving achieved; bhajasvaengage in devotion; māmunto Me

Translation

BG 9.33: What then to speak about kings and sages with meritorious deeds? Therefore, having come to this transient and joyless world, engage in devotion unto Me.

Commentary

When even the most abominable sinners are assured of success on the path of bhakti, then why should more qualified souls have any doubt?  Kings and sages should be even more reassured of attaining the supreme destination by engaging in ananya bhakti (exclusive devotion).  Shree Krishna thus beckons Arjun, “A saintly king like you should become situated in the knowledge that the world is temporary and a place of misery.  Engage yourself in steadfast devotion to Me, the possessor of unlimited eternal happiness.  Else the blessing of birth in a kingly and saintly family, good education, and favorable material circumstances will all be wasted, if they are not utilized in the pursuit of the supreme goal.”

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Swami Mukundananda
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