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(4). All Devas, Rishis, Yogis and Pannagas also Gopalas and Gopis also, with Narada, Uddhava, and their train.
(5). " Help comes swiftly where the Gita is recited Where the discussion of the Gita, the recitation, the teaching, of it is heard, there I, O Earth, doubtless ever abide.
(6). I dwell in the retreat of the Gita ; the Gita is My best abode. Having mastered the wisdom of the Gita, I protect the three worlds.
(7). The Gita is My supreme science, it is verily the form of Brahman. It is the half-syllable eternal (the dot on the ॐ), everlasting, the ineffable essence of the Self
(8). Spoken by Krishna, the Omniscient, the Blessed, to Arjuna with His own mouth, the three Vedas, the final bliss, the exposition of the knowledge of the Tattvas.
(9). The man who constantly repeats the eighteen discourses with unwavering mind, he will obtain perfect wisdom and reach the supreme goal.
(10). If the complete recitation be impossible, then may one half be read. Then he doubtless obtains merit , equal to the gift of a cow.
(II). By the reading of a third part, he may obtain
