Divine Mantra for Success - यत्र योगेश्वर: कृष्णो...

The whole essence of Shrimadbhagwad Gita has been summarized in the Verse 78 (the last verse) of Chapter 18, Sanyas Yoga where Sanjay, the minister and charioteer of the blind King Dhritarashtra, who had been gifted by Vyasa with the power of divine sight by which he could see from afar the battlefield of Kurukshetra and report the events taking place to the king. In this verse, Sanjay says to the King Dhritarashtra; 

यत्र योगेश्वर: कृष्णो यत्र पार्थो धनुर्धर: |
तत्र श्रीर्विजयो भूतिध्रुवा नीतिर्मतिर्मम || 78||

yatra yogeśhvaraḥ kṛiṣhṇo yatra pārtho dhanur-dharaḥ
tatra śhrīr vijayo bhūtir dhruvā nītir matir mama

Meaning in Hindi,

हे राजन! जहाँ योगेश्वर भगवान श्रीकृष्ण हैं और जहाँ गाण्डीव-धनुषधारी अर्जुन है, वहीं पर श्री, विजय, विभूति और अचल नीति है- ऐसा मेरा मत है॥78॥

Meaning in English,

Wherever there is Kṛishṇa, the master of all mystics, and wherever there is Arjuna, the supreme archer, there will also certainly be opulence, victory, extraordinary power, and morality.

Arjuna with Lord Krishna

The Bhagwad Gita began with the inner sense driven curiosity and enquiry of the blind king Dritarashtra who asked his minister and charioteer, Sanjay, who was blessed with the divine vision to look beyond infinite distances and realize the activities and event taking place, about the war taking place at the battlefield of Kurukshetra between his sons, Kauravas and his his brother Pandu’s sons, Pandavas. Dhritarashtra was hopeful of victory of his sons who were assisted by mighty warriors like Bhishma Pitamah, Karna, Dronacharya and many friendly kings lead by his son, Durydhana. However, powered with great intuitive capabilities, Sanjay said to Dhritarashtra that though he was thinking of victory, but he had a different opinion. Sanjay said that the side which has Lord Krishna Himself as a guide and charioteer to the great archer Arjuna is bound to have brillient fortune and certain victory in the battle, the “dharma yuddh”.

The essence of the Gita in this verse is summarized by Sanjay through his divine vision that wherever there is a devotee like Arjuna who though initially displays his weaker side and oscillating, is still ready to free himself by renunciation and by slaying his would be captors, the sense pleasures, with the bow of self control and who is able to unite his soul with the omnipresent Spirit, as manifested in Lord Krishna, the master of Yoga; that such a devotee is bound to find the everlasting riches and victory over all matter. As long as the devotee is guided and assisted by all powerful Lord himself, there will always be unending spiritual attainment, miraculous powers, beauty, eternal joy, liberation, great morality and victory over the evil forces within or outside.

This is an eternal truth. The devotee in all ages should arm himself/herself with the intuitive guide and charioteer within, the Lord Krishna, the soul’s discriminative faculties whenever he sets out to embark on a battle against the evil and blind sense soldiers. No force on the earth can stop him/her to achieve the victory, extraordinary power, and morality in the righteous battle when the Lord himself is his guide and charioteer.

From the modern day view point, we can view the last verse as a message to humanity that howsoever you may be doing hard work, howsoever be sincere your journey for achieving your desired objective, you can never achieve victory if you are not on the right side of the path. You may achieve temporary success, temporary pleasure and temporary powers to dominate the world but your success, your pleasures and your powers will be transitory and would be sooner or later eclipsed, if they are not based on the strong foundation of greatest inner faith in the righteous actions, dharma (dutiful actions) and the guidance & grace of Supreme spirit, the Lord of Lords.