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And then the mind is firmly brought To eternal joy with contemplation28 …406 When an object is achieved The means then recede When inner joy is received Karma falls and recedes …407 That is why my prince In karma you must evince29 Till you get your inner peace Because karma alone is the means …408 That is why for sure Follow your karma pure Rewards you abjure30 Your duty you endure …409 Those who forsake desire And follow this way of life They then arrive At the essence that is divine …410 That ends this section of the Geeta and the Dnyaneshwari in the third chapter but there are some verses prior to this part in the Geeta, which deal with food and yadnya and karma. They were omitted to deal with the subject of yadnya at the beginning of this chapter. They are as follows. In the words of Dnyaneshwar this is how people who do not believe in proper karma come to behave. They have no concern for their soul The body and its desires their only goal In their lives sacrifice has no role They forget the world is one single whole Their ego and desire on a constant roll …411 When they cook and eat Their sumptuous feasts They in fact are eating Sinful deeds …412