Later on in this Chapter the way of life prescribed for the worshippers of the unmanifest Lord has been dealt with. Now the discipline in life for a seeker through his devotion on the manifest lord is described.
Sri Krishna lays down certain conditions to be followed by those who want to meditate upon the Form of The Lord and concludes that those who follow these instructions fully and sincerely will be saved from their mortal limitations by Himself on whose form they have been contemplating. These instructions are:
Renouncing all actions in Him – renouncing one’s individual ego and limitations and identifying oneself with Him by complete surrender before The Lord.
Regarding Him as the supreme goal – directing one’s energy and dealings for achieving the goal of self perfection symbolised in the form of The Lord.
Meditating on Him with unswerving devotion – Lifting the mind from agitation prone thoughts to a greater goal with single-pointed attention.
Thus Upasana is not merely meditation upon the goal but becoming one with the goal contemplated upon. Sri Krishna assures such a devotee that He will be his saviour from all imperfections, agitations and sorrows of the mortal life and that too ere long.
For the one whose nature is not steeped in vairagya or renunciation, for the one who is neither very tired of nor very attached to the world, the path of devotion is the most suitable one (Bhagavata XI.20.7). It is a matter of temperament whether we adopt the pravritti dharma, the path of works or nivritti dharma, the path of renunciation.
THEN WHAT SHOULD ARJUNA DO? HE SHOULD TAKE UP THE WORSHIP OF GOD WITH ATTRIBUTES.
