History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v7.c91.167

v7.c91.167

¹⁵⁵⁷ मन्मना भव मद्भक्तो मद्याजी मां नमस्कुरु । मामेवैष्यसि सत्यं ते प्रतिजाने प्रियोऽसि मे ॥ सर्वधर्मान् परित्यज्य मामेकं शरणं व्रज । अहं त्वा सर्वपापेभ्यो मोक्षयिष्यामि मा शुचः ॥ गीता 18 65-66. धर्मान् here refers to the duties of varṇas (brāhmaṇa, kṣatriya &c) and of āśramas (such as those of householder or ascetic &c.) or धर्मान् may refer to actions enjoined by the Veda and smṛtis This last exhortation is practically repeated from the end of the 9th chapter 'मन्मना ...नमस्कुरु । मामेवैष्यसि युक्त्वैवमात्मानं मत्परायणः ॥' 9. 34.