Passage 23

In plain words

In the form of the Gītā, the śloka “Ananyāś cintayanto mām” is like the navel. When Vyāsa wove the Lord's flowers of speech into the garland called “the Gītā”, he set this śloka as the central tassel that adorns the garland. So in the jewelled necklace of the Gītā this śloka has been set as the central cluster of gems. There is also another meaning: that bringing the attainment of what has not yet been attained is ‘yoga’, and guarding what has so been attained is ‘kṣema’. The sādhanas for such guarding are the thoughts of none other. Through such thought of Paramātma the impurity of the Manas falls away. To have a Manas free of that impurity is the mark of the devotee. When his looks, his play, his songs and his words all become full of God, those are the signs of a devotee. Such people need not grieve, “We could not specially perform yajñas, yāgas and the like, or dāna, dharma and the like, or pilgrimages to holy places; we could not satisfy Paramātma through such sacred karmas; and Paramātma did not even grant us the strength and ability to do them!” Paramātma never asked for these. If one has a pure Manas, then whatever one offers, He can receive it with joy.