Publisher's Synopsis
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1904 edition. Excerpt: ... NINTH DISCOURSE. The Blessed Lord said: To thee, the uncarping, verily shall I declare this profoundest Secret, wisdom with knowledge combined, which, having known, thou shalt be freed from evil. (1) Kingly Science, kingly Secret, supreme Purifier, this; intuitional, according to righteousness1, very easy to perform, imperishable. (2) Men without faith in this knowledge1, O Parantapa, not reaching Me, return to the paths of this world of death. (3) By Me all this world is pervaded in My unmanifested aspect; all beings have root in Me, I am not rooted in them, (4) 1 Dharma. Nor have beings root in Me; behold my sovereign Yoga! The support of beings yet not rooted in beings, My Self their efficient cause. (5; As the mighty air everywhere moving is rooted in the ether1, so all beings rest rooted in Me--thus know thou. (6) All beings, O Kaunteya, enter my lower nature2 at the end of a worldage3; at the beginning of a world-age5 again I emanate them. (;) Hidden in Nature2, which is mine own, I emanate again and again all this multitude of beings, helpless, by the force of Nature2. (8'; Nor do these works bind me, 0 Dhanarijaya, enthroned on high, unattached to actions. (g; Under Me as supervisor Nature1 sends forth the moving and unmov 1 Akasha. 2 Prakriti. 3 Kalpa, a period of activity, of manifestation. ing: because of this, 0 Kaunteya, the universe revolves. (10) The foolish disregard Me, when clad in human semblance, ignorant of My supreme nature, the great Lord of beings; (11) Empty of hope, empty of deeds, empty of wisdom, senseless, partaking of the deceitful, brutal and demoniacal nature1. (12) Verily the Mahatm&s, 0 Partha, partaking of My divine nature1, worship with unwavering mind2, having known Me, the imperishable source of...