How this can come to be, the Lord Himself tells us in the last sloka of this Chapter. Shankaracharya in his commentary calls this sloka, sarvarthasaara, the quintessence of the Gita. It runs -

"matkarmakrit matparamo madbhaktah sangavarjitah
nirvairassarvabhuteshu yah sa maameti paandava." 

"He who bears enmity towards none, he who stands impartial and is free from attachment and serves me selflessly, he who dedicates to me all that he does, he who is filled with devotion to me, all-enduring; free of passion and desire, full of love, such a devotee becomes an instrument in the hand of the Lord." This is the essence of the Gita's teaching.

[ Back ] [ Vinoba Bhave ] [ Up ]