12.7 O son of Prtha, for them who have their minds absorbed in Me, I become, without delay, the Deliverer from the sea of the world which is fraught with death.

12.7 Of those whose minds are thus focused on Me, I become soon their saviour from the ocean of mortal life.

।।12.7।।हे पार्थ ! मेरेमें आविष्ट चित्तवाले उन भक्तोंका मैं मृत्युरूप संसार-समुद्रसे शीघ्र ही उद्धार करनेवाला बन जाता हूँ।

।।12.7।। व्याख्या--'तेषामहं समुद्धर्ता ৷৷. मय्यावेशितचेतसाम्'--जिन साधकोंका लक्ष्य, उद्देश्य, ध्येय,भगवान् ही बन गये हैं और जिन्होंने भगवान्में ही अनन्य प्रेमपूर्वक अपने चित्तको लगा दिया है तथा जो स्वयं भी भगवान्में ही लग गये हैं, उन्हींके लिये यहाँ 'मय्यावेशितचेतसाम्' पद आया है।    जैसे समुद्रमें जल-ही-जल होता है, ऐसे ही संसारमें मौत-ही-मौत है। संसारमें उत्पन्न होनेवाली कोई भी वस्तु ऐसी नहीं है, जो कभी क्षणभरके लिये भी मौतके थपेड़ोंसे बचती हो अर्थात् उत्पन्न होनेवाली प्रत्येक वस्तु प्रतिक्षण मौतके तरफ ही जा रही है। इसलिये संसारको 'मृत्यु-संसार-सागर' कहा गया है। मनुष्यमें अनुकूल और प्रतिकूल-- दोनों वृत्तियाँ रहती हैं। संसारकी घटना, परिस्थिति तथा प्राणी-पदार्थोंमें अनुकूल-प्रतिकूल वृत्तियाँ राग-द्वेष उत्पन्न करके मनुष्यको संसारमें बाँध देती हैं (गीता 7। 27)। यहाँतक देखा जाता है कि साधक भी सम्प्रदाय-विशेष और संत-विशेषमें अनुकूल-प्रतिकूल भावना करके रागद्वेषके शिकार बन जाते हैं, जिससे वे संसारसमुद्रसे जल्दी पार नहीं हो पाते। कारण कि तत्त्वको चाहनेवाले साधकके लिये साम्प्रदायिकताका पक्षपात बहुत बाधक है। सम्प्रदायका मोहपूर्वक आग्रह मनुष्यको बाँधता है। इसलिये गीतामें भगवान्ने जगह-जगह इन द्वन्द्वों-(राग और द्वेष) से छूटनेके लिये विशेष जोर दिया है (टिप्पणी प0 635.1)।   यदि साधक भक्त अपनी सारी अनुकूलताएँ भगवान्में कर ले अर्थात् एकमात्र भगवान्से ही अनन्य प्रेमका सम्बन्ध जोड़ ले और सारी प्रतिकूलताएँ संसारमें कर ले अर्थात् संसारकी सेवा करके अनुकूलताकी इच्छासे विमुख हो जाय, तो वह इस संसार-बन्धनसे बहुत जल्दी मुक्त हो सकता है। संसारमें अनुकूल और प्रतिकूल वृत्तियोंका होना ही संसारमें बँधना है।    भगवान्का यह सामान्य नियम है कि जो जिस भावसे उनकी शरण लेता है, उसी भावसे भगवान् भी उसको आश्रय देते हैं -- 'ये यथा मां प्रपद्यन्ते तांस्तथैव भजाम्यहम्' (गीता 4। 11)। अतः वे कहते हैं कि यद्यपि मैं सबमें समभावसे स्थित हूँ-- 'समोऽहं सर्वभूतेषु' (गीता 9। 29), तथापि जिनको एकमात्र प्रिय मैं हूँ, जो मेरे लिये ही सम्पूर्ण कर्म करते हैं और मेरे परायण होकर नित्यनिरन्तर मेरे ही ध्यान-जप-चिन्तन आदिमें लगे रहते हैं, ऐसे भक्तोंका मैं स्वयं मृत्यु-संसारसागरसे बहुत जल्दी और सम्यक् प्रकारसे उद्धार कर देता हूँ (टिप्पणी प0 635.2)।    सम्बन्ध--भगवान्ने दूसरे श्लोकमें सगुणउपासकोंको श्रेष्ठ योगी बताया तथा छठे और सातवें श्लोकमें यह बात कही कि ऐसे भक्तोंका मैं शीघ्र उद्धार करता हूँ। इसलिये अब भगवान् अर्जुनको ऐसा श्रेष्ठ योगी बननेके लिये पहले आठवें श्लोकमें समर्पणयोगरूप साधनका वर्णन करके फिर नवें, दसवें और ग्यारहवें श्लोकमें क्रमशः अभ्यासयोग, भगवदर्थ कर्म और सर्वकर्मफलत्यागरूप साधनोंका वर्णन करते हैं।

Of those who are devoted to Me and whose minds are fixed on Me, O son of Pṛthā, assuredly I am the swift deliverer from the ocean of birth and death.

It is explicitly stated here that the devotees are very fortunate to be delivered very soon from material existence by the Lord. In pure devotional service one comes to the realization that God is great and that the individual soul is subordinate to Him. His duty is to render service to the Lord – and if he does not, then he will render service to māyā. As stated before, the Supreme Lord can be appreciated only by devotional service. Therefore, one should be fully devoted. One should fix his mind fully on Kṛṣṇa in order to achieve Him. One should work only for Kṛṣṇa. It does not matter in what kind of work one engages, but that work should be done only for Kṛṣṇa. That is the standard of devotional service. The devotee does not desire any achievement other than pleasing the Supreme Personality of Godhead. His life’s mission is to please Kṛṣṇa, and he can sacrifice everything for Kṛṣṇa’s satisfaction, just as Arjuna did in the Battle of Kurukṣetra. The process is very simple: one can devote himself in his occupation and engage at the same time in chanting Hare Kṛṣṇa, Hare Kṛṣṇa, Kṛṣṇa Kṛṣṇa, Hare Hare/ Hare Rāma, Hare Rāma, Rāma Rāma, Hare Hare. Such transcendental chanting attracts the devotee to the Personality of Godhead. The Supreme Lord herein promises that without delay He will deliver a pure devotee thus engaged from the ocean of material existence. Those who are advanced in yoga practice can willfully transfer the soul to whatever planet they like by the yoga process, and others take the opportunity in various ways, but as far as the devotee is concerned, it is clearly stated here that the Lord Himself takes him. The devotee does not need to wait to become very experienced in order to transfer himself to the spiritual sky. In the Varāha Purāṇa this verse appears: nayāmi paramaṁ sthānam arcir-ādi-gatiṁ vinā garuḍa-skandham āropya yatheccham anivāritaḥ The purport of this verse is that a devotee does not need to practice aṣṭāṅga-yoga in order to transfer his soul to the spiritual planets. The responsibility is taken by the Supreme Lord Himself. He clearly states here that He Himself becomes the deliverer. A child is completely cared for by his parents, and thus his position is secure. Similarly, a devotee does not need to endeavor to transfer himself by yoga practice to other planets. Rather, the Supreme Lord, by His great mercy, comes at once, riding on His bird carrier Garuḍa, and at once delivers the devotee from material existence. Although a man who has fallen in the ocean may struggle very hard and may be very expert in swimming, he cannot save himself. But if someone comes and picks him up from the water, then he is easily rescued. Similarly, the Lord picks up the devotee from this material existence. One simply has to practice the easy process of Kṛṣṇa consciousness and fully engage himself in devotional service. Any intelligent man should always prefer the process of devotional service to all other paths. In the Nārāyaṇīya this is confirmed as follows: yā vai sādhana-sampattiḥ puruṣārtha-catuṣṭaye tayā vinā tad āpnoti naro nārāyaṇāśrayaḥ The purport of this verse is that one should not engage in the different processes of fruitive activity or cultivate knowledge by the mental speculative process. One who is devoted to the Supreme Personality can attain all the benefits derived from other yogic processes, speculation, rituals, sacrifices, charities, etc. That is the specific benediction of devotional service. Simply by chanting the holy name of Kṛṣṇa – Hare Kṛṣṇa, Hare Kṛṣṇa, Kṛṣṇa Kṛṣṇa, Hare Hare/ Hare Rāma, Hare Rāma, Rāma Rāma, Hare Hare – a devotee of the Lord can approach the supreme destination easily and happily, but this destination cannot be approached by any other process of religion. The conclusion of Bhagavad-gītā is stated in the Eighteenth Chapter: sarva-dharmān parityajya mām ekaṁ śaraṇaṁ vraja ahaṁ tvāṁ sarva-pāpebhyo mokṣayiṣyāmi mā śucaḥ One should give up all other processes of self-realization and simply execute devotional service in Kṛṣṇa consciousness. That will enable one to reach the highest perfection of life. There is no need for one to consider the sinful actions of his past life, because the Supreme Lord fully takes charge of him. Therefore one should not futilely try to deliver himself in spiritual realization. Let everyone take shelter of the supreme omnipotent Godhead, Kṛṣṇa. That is the highest perfection of life.