dehī brahma bhavedhyasmāt tvatkṛpārthaṁ vadāmi tat | sarvapāpaviśudhātmā śrīguroḥ pādasevnāt || 28 ||🔗

28. I shall tell you That, by which the embodied soul (dehī), purified from all sins (incompletions), becomes Brahman (the supreme Self). It is by the enriching service to the Śrī Guru's feet—śrīguru pādasevā. I say this because of My special grace on you.

Viśudhātmā – purified consciousness/soul. Seva – enriching service; Pāpa - incompletions

(Notes: service of the Guru includes physical service, learning and enriching with his teaching of the śāstras and all acts which please Him and particularly spreading the teaching of the Guru and enriching the world. An ideas disciple finds no difference between the Lord and his Guru. Worship of Guru is worship of God. Worship of God is worship of Guru. Those who find any difference cannot have real devotion to God and Guru.)