Gītārtha Saṃgraha verse 3
madhyame bhagavat-tattva yātha-ātmya-avāpti siddhaye |
jñāna karma-abhi-nirvartyo bhakti-yogaḥ prakīrtitaḥ ||
“The next six chapters emphasise that
devotion is the basis for seeing the truth.
This truth is, the Lord.
But devotion must grow from following ones duty
in a spirit of selflessness and search.”
madhyamā - middling, intermediatebhagavat - divinetattva - principle; thatnessyathā - according asātman - essence; the highest personal principle of life; the individual soul, selfavāpti - obtaining, gettingsiddhi - accomplishment, performance, fulfilment, attainment, success; the hitting of a mark; coming into force, validity; any unusual skill or faculty or capability; the acquisition of supernatural powers by magical means or the faculty so acquiredjñāna - knowing; knowledge; higher knowledgekarman - act, action, performance; work, labour, activity; any religious act or rite; organ of senseabhi - to, towards, into, over, upon; it expresses the notion or going towards, approaching;nirvartya - to be brought about or accomplished or effected; to be uttered or pronouncedbhakti - attachment, devotion; fondness for, devotion to, trust, homage, worship, piety, faith or love or devotion (as a religious principle or means of salvation, together with karma, ‘works’, and jñāna, ‘spiritual knowledge'.yoga - the act of yoking, joining, attaching, harnessing; a yoke, team, vehicle, conveyance; employment, use, application, performance; a means, expedient, device, way, manner, methodprakīrtita - announced, proclaimed, revealed, stated, said, mentioned; named, called; approved, praised, celebratedCommentaries and Reflections
