(18) “What is obtained by means of contemplation in the Krta-yuga, reciting mantras in the Treta-yuga and worshiping in Dvapara is obtained in Kali-yuga by constantly remembering Lord Kesava.
1.229.6 “Neither one’s own mother nor father nor other kinsmen can ever do unto one what Hrsikesa (Visnu) does when propitiated and worshiped faithfully.
1.230.5 “If a person performing ordinary rites of expiation begins to love the sin committed, no other atonement is possible except hearty remembrance of Hari. 1.230.11 “There is no greater object of meditation than Visnu. There is no greater penance than fasting (on Ekadasi day). Even more important than this is the constant thought of Vasudeva.
1.230.20 “Evil influence of the Kali age, wicked statements, vile utterances of heretics – none of these affect the mind of the person in whose mind Lord Kesava finds a place.
1.230.23 “If Govinda is fixed in the mind, the vile age of Kali is transformed into Krta. If Acyuta is not fixed in the mind even Krta-yuga is transformed into Kali age.
1.230.27 “If Govinda is stationed in the heart, people readily forgive [titiksava] angry persons and sympathize [karunika] with fools. They are joyous in the company of virtuous people.
1.230.31 “Why don’t people seek refuge under the shade of the tree Vasudeva which accords no excessive chilliness or heat and which closes the doorway to hell?
1.230.35 “There is nothing so holy as meditation. Even the sin of taking food from the hands of a Svapaca (a Candala) does not taint him.
1.230.36 “The mind of a wretch is always attached to worldly objects. If one’s mind were that much attached to Narayana how could he not be released from bondage?
1.230.46 “The king is the refuge of the nation, the parents that of the child, virtue is the refuge of all men and Lord Hari is the refuge of everyone.
1.230.49 “I consider a sudra, Nisada, a svapaca or a brahmana equal to one another if they are devotees of the Lord. None of these goes to hell.
1.230.50 “People praise a rich man with great respect wishing for some monetary profit. If they were to praise the creator of the world with the same zeal, is there any doubt that they would be released from bondage? (Who is not released from bondage?)
1.235.1-4 “…The butter is actually present in the body of the cows. But it does not add to the strength of the cows. When the milk is taken out from the body and churned and the ghee is administered to the cows, it gives them additional strength. So also the all-pervading Visnu though present in the body too does not grant any special benefit to men without being propitiated. …”
1.236.29-30 “So long a man has the sense of pleasure, he is called a possessor. But when [sense of] possession is lost, he remains his true self. The individual soul associated with Maya identifies himself with the body but when Maya withdraws he realizes his reality as Brahman.
1.236.31 “Just as a noble person is not affected by the loss of possession, similarly the withdrawal of Maya does not affect a person who has realized Self.
1.236.32 “Reality and illusion are both eternal. But Reality is an unassailable truth while illusion is a mirage.
1.237.8 essence of the Gita
(1.238.2) “Ahimsa (non-violence) is the virtue of refraining from inflicting injury upon living beings by actions, thoughts and speech at all times. It accords happiness.
(1.238.3) “Even an injury inflicted in accordance with Vedic injunctions is also Ahimsa.
(1.238.5) “Abjuring sexual intercourse by actions, thoughts and speech in all states, at all times and everywhere is called Brahmacarya (celibacy).
