Guest guest Posted February 19, 2004 Report Share Posted February 19, 2004 - Bhattathiri Sitaram-owner Thursday, February, 2004 7:50 PM Re: [sitaram] The Infinite Serpent Out of compassion for them alone, I dwelling within their soul destroy the darkness born of ignorance with the effulgent lamp of knowledge." (Bg. 10.11) Krsna shows compassion to practitioners on the path of devotion by illuminating their hearts with the highest knowledge of himself and their relationship with him. This knowledge is not of the nature of sattva-guna. It is transcendental. Krsna reveals it from within the devotee who keeps him on the altar of his heart. While other means of removing ignorance are available to those on paths other than unalloyed bhakti, Krsna's devotees rely solely on him for destroying their ignorance. Thus he is only personally involved in removing the ignorance of his devotees, and only in their hearts does he personally dwell, witnessing their trials and tribulations life after life. As his devotees search for him everywhere, begging from door to door only on his behalf, suffering ridicule, and shedding tears for him, he is aware of all these things. He knows the trouble they take to come to him, and it is difficult for him to bear it. Thus he illumines their path, holding a lamp to their dark night of separation, revealing himself within their hearts and enabling them to realize all that they have heard about him from scripture. As jnana also refers to scriptural knowledge, the lamp of knowledge (jnana-dipena) also refers to Krsna's illuminating from within his devotee's heart the esoteric meaning of the sacred literature, its deepest import regarding the practice of raganuga-bhakti. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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