Verse 9.34 Raja Yoga (Constant Remembrance & Devotion)

man-mana bhava mad-bhakto mad-yaji mam namaskuru 
mam evaisyasi yuktvaivam atmanam mat-parayanah

Always thinking of Me, become devoted to Me; having thus absorbed thy whole self with Me, taking Me as the Supreme Goal, thou shalt verily come unto Me

The words man mana means be always conscious of Lord Krishna. This means one’s consciousness should always be focused on Him as a continuous stream of thought. The Supreme Lord of all, the sole abode of all excellence, devoid of any fault, the omniscient, omnipotent and omnipresent One of indomitable will. The Supreme Lord Krishna, the sole source, the sole cause and the sole origin of all creation, who is Parabrahman the supreme manifestation 

Furthemore one should be mad bhakto or have their consciousness permeated with unadulterated love for the Supreme Lord  as their beloved friend. Then one should become maj yaji or the Lord’s devoted worshiper taking great delight in their intimate and individual relationship with the Supreme Lord internally. Yaja denoting yagna indicates all the myriad of sublime ways of offering bhakti or loving devotion unto the Lord.

Mat-parayanah means one who has totally surrendered to the Supreme Lord. Who accepts the Supreme Lord as their only shelter and refuge and who can not live independent of Him, depending completely on Him. Thus disciplining the consciousness in one pointed focus so that everything one does is directly related to the Supreme Lord one should guide their consciousness in such a way that it can revel and delight in personal communion with the Supreme Lord at every moment. This Constant Remembrance of the Lord is the acme of all spiritual pursuit. Possessed of such a wonderfully evolved spiritualized consciousness thou shalt most assuredly attain the Supreme Lord without fail. The word atma used here denotes the consciousness beyond the mind.

The import of this verse is that if a person prepares and develops their consciousness to meditate on the Supreme Lord, to render loving service to the Supreme Lord, to delight in communion with the Supreme Lord, to surrender in humble homage to the Supreme Lord, then putting their full trust to Him alone they will undoubtedly attain Him.

Verse 9.33 Raja Yoga

kim punar brahmanah punya bhakta rajarsayas tatha 
anityam asukham lokam imam prapya bhajasva mam

How much more easily then the really devoted and sinless attain Me! Having obtained this impermanent and transient, unhappy world, become devoted to Me.

When it known that even the sinful who surrender to the Supreme Lord are completely redeemed and attain the Supreme Lord by bhakti or loving devotion then it is crystal clear that devotees with righteous conduct without question attain the supreme destination. Therefore, having been blessed to receive a human body, use this opportunity fully to find a spiritual Master, to help attain the Supreme Lord. Having taking birth in this temporary, impermanent, transient and ephemeral material existence one should utilise their time wisely, evolving themselves with spiritual knowledge under the guidance of a bonafide spiritual Master, engaging in the Lord’s bhakti.

Verse 9.32 Raja Yoga

mam hi partha vyapasritya ye ‘pi syuh papa-yonayah 
striyo vaisyas tatha sudras te ‘pi yanti param gatim

Taking refuge in Me, even those who were born in lower families, of sinful parents O Arjuna, attain the Supreme Goal

Verse 9.31 Raja Yoga

ksipram bhavati dharmatma sasvac-chantim nigacchati 
kaunteya pratijanihi na me bhaktah pranasyati

Very soon he becomes righteous and attains to eternal peace; O Arjuna, know thou for certain that My devotee never perishes

By the undeviating determination and firm resolve of one’s own will, abandoning forever all sinful and unrighteous conduct, one swiftly becomes virtuous, endowed with the auspicious qualities that are naturally found in the devotees of the Supreme Lord Krishna such as humility and compassion and as such gradually attains everlasting peace with moksa or liberation from material existence.

Verse 9.30 Raja Yoga

api cet su-duracaro bhajate mam ananya-bhak 
sadhur eva sa mantavyah samyag vyavasito hi sah

 Even when the most sinful worships Me, with undivided devotion, he is to be regarded as righteous, for he has changed for the better.

 

bhakti or loving devotional service to the Supreme Lord is so potent that it is indomitable and indestructible. Even if a person of abominable behaviour changes and develops devotion to the Supreme Lord  then such a person is considered venerable and because He desires to serve the Supreme Lord solely He has made the correct resolve and come to the right conclusion.

Verse 9.29 Raja Yoga (Lord loves all)

samo ‘ham sarva-bhutesu na me dvesyo ‘sti na priyah 
ye bhajanti tu mam bhaktya mayi te tesu capy aham

I am the same to all beings; there is none hateful or dear to Me; but those who worship Me with devotion are in Me and I am also in them.

The Supreme Lord is Love Himself. For Him all manifested beings are equally dear, just as all children, whether good or bad, are equally dear to a mother. However, those who approach and remember Him with devotion ‘realize’ Him within themselves and attain Him within this life itself. 

Verse 9.28 Raja Yoga (Samskara)

subhasubha-phalair evam moksyase karma-bandhanaih 
sannyasa-yoga-yuktatma vimukto mam upaisyasi

Thus only will you be freed from the effects of actions yielding good and evil fruits (samskaras); and thus, with the mind steadfast in the Yoga of renunciation, thou shalt come unto Me.

Offering everything in devotion to the Supreme Lord, including the doership of all actions with one’s mind fully established in Remembrance of the Lord, one will be freed from the bonds of karma or samskara - reactions from actions both good and evil that the whole material creation is subjected to. This is because by surrendering and dedicating all actions to the Supreme Lord no samskara is formed. 


Verse 9.27 Raja Yoga (Do Everything in His Remembrance)

yat karosi yad asnasi yaj juhosi dadasi yat 
yat tapasyasi kaunteya tat kurusva mad-arpanam

Whatever you do, eat, give, or sacrifice O’ Arjuna, do it as an offering unto Me.

Everything that is dedicated and delivered unto the Supreme Lord is known as arpanam - an offering to Him. One should perform all activities in such a sublime way thinking that the performer of the action, the enjoyer of the action is actually the Supreme Lord, and all such actions are part of the worship offered unto Him.

Performing all worldly actions thus in His Remembrance, we lose all doership over our actions and stop forming any samskaras.


Verse 9.26 Raja Yoga (Offerings to the Lord)

patram puspam phalam toyam yo me bhaktya prayacchati 
tad aham bhakty-upahrtam asnami prayatatmanah

I accept any offering given to Me with a devoted heart: a leaf, a flower, a fruit or a little water—I accept them all.

The devotees of the Supreme Lord feel perfectly at ease worshiping Him. The words me bhaktya prayacchati means offering to Him with loving devotion. Even if one of still mind and pure heart offers Him something that is obtained without effort such as water or even a leaf or flower, if it is imbued with devotion, it is sanctified and the Supreme Lord, becomes pleased and indeed He feels indebted to such a devotee. Whatever action is performed with bhakti or exclusive loving devotion to Him, He accepts with His divine love.

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