Bhagavad Gīta Bhāshya and Tātparya
B.G 18.66
सर्वधर्मान् परित्यज्य मामेकं शरणं व्रज। अहं त्वा सर्वपापेभ्यो मोक्षयिष्यामि मा शुचः ॥६६॥
sarvadharmān parityajya mām ekaṁ śaraṇaṁ vraja। ahaṁ tvā sarvapāpebhyo mokṣayiṣyāmi mā śucaḥ ॥66॥
[सर्वधर्मान् (sarvadharmān) - all-other tendencies; परित्यज्य (parityajya) - abandoning; माम् (mām) - me; एकं (ekaṁ) - only; शरणं (śaraṇaṁ) - refuge; व्रज (vraja) - go; अहं (ahaṁ) - I; त्वा (tvā) - you; सर्वपापेभ्यः (sarvapāpebhyaḥ) - from all sins; मोक्षयिष्यामि (mokṣayiṣyāmi) - will liberate; मा (mā) - do not; शुचः (śucaḥ) - grieve;]
Abandon all other tendencies, come to me alone for refuge. I will liberate you from all sins; do not grieve.
Gīta Bhāshya 18.66
The renunciation of duty means renouncing the fruits of action. How otherwise is the recommendation for war?
धर्मत्यागः फलत्यागः। कथमन्यथा युद्धविधिः।
dharmatyāgaḥ phalatyāgaḥ। kathamanyathā yuddhavidiḥ।
[धर्म (dharma) - duty; त्यागः (tyāgaḥ) - renunciation; फल (phala) - fruit; त्यागः (tyāgaḥ) - renunciation; कथम् (katham) - how; अन्यथा (anyathā) - otherwise; युद्ध (yuddha) - war; विधिः (vidhiḥ) - procedure / recommendation;]
The renunciation of duty means renouncing the fruits of action. How otherwise is the recommendation for war?
"यस्तु कर्मफलत्यागी स त्यागीत्यभिधीयते"
"yastu karmaphalatyāgī sa tyāgītyabhidhīyate"
[यः (yaḥ) - who; तु (tu) - but; कर्म (karma) - action; फल (phala) - fruit; त्यागी (tyāgī) - renouncer; सः (saḥ) - he; त्यागी (tyāgī) - renouncer; इति (iti) - thus; अभिधीयते (abhidhīyate) - is called;]
"He who gives up the fruits of his actions is truly called a renouncer."
इति चोक्तम्॥
iti coktam॥
[इति (iti) - thus; च (ca) - and; उक्तम् (uktam) - said;]
- thus it is said.

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बहुचित्रजगद्बहुधाकरणात् परशक्तिरनन्तगुणः परमः ।
सुखरूपममुष्य पदं परमं स्मरतस्तु भविष्यति तत्सततम् ॥
"The one who has created this variegated vast universe with varied forms has infinite power and is of infinite auspicious qualities. He certainly bestows the highest state of bliss to those who meditate on his ever happy essence." -Dwādasha stōtra 4.3

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