what did vinobha bhave said about the first chapter?

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"Some people think that the Gita should be taken to begin from the

Second Chapter. If the actual teaching commences in the eleventh

sloka of the Second Chapter, why not start from there? Someone even

told me, "God has said that He manifests himself in 'a' among the

letters of Nagari alphabet. Here the sloka 'asochyaananyasochastvam'

begins spontaneously with the letter 'a'. So we should take that as

the beginning."

 

Apart from this argument, in many ways it would be quite right to

take this as the beginning. All the same the introductory portion

preceding this does have a value of its own. Without this preliminary

narrative we cannot properly understand where exactly Arjuna stands

and what the Gita is intended to teach. "

 

( from his discourses on gita)

 

if some one has a copy of it which can be spared , please intimate me

 

Soon you will find here the string of topics the group is related to,

in terms of Gita , being posted here.

 

May god bless u all,

 

with love to all

 

kishore

http://clubs./clubs/holygita

[Guest guest]

Namaste!

This humble self made a posting on the significance of

the first chapter,which we generally tend to miss.

 

The First Chapter is usually titled as Arjuna Vishaada

Yoga.It is the Gateway of Srimad Bhagawad Geetha,which

prepares the human heart fit to Understand Holy

Bhagawad Geetha.Under Lord Sri Krishna's watchful

eye,and the scenario created by the Lord

Himself,Arjuna a mere warrior ofcourse of great

calibre,was transformed into a saint.The first chapter

is the pradhama or the very first yoga ,the yoga of

Compassion.Putting oneself in Arjuna's shoes,one

should feel the deep love and compassion starting from

one's kith and kin and expanding as Viswaprem,-Guru

Bhakti or absolute reverence to one's gurus,-concern

for the evils of war and its ill effects on the

society especially the women,-vairagya or not caring

for one's name and fame-complete forgiveness to one's

enemies even though they were the meanest and made

repeated attempts to destroy Arjuna and his folks,and

even tried to disrobe his wife Draupadi in public-etc

etc.The Yoga of Compassion for others makes one a

saint fit to see the Lord in person.Narada felt it in

Satyanarayana Katha,Uddhava felt in Uddhava

Geetha!Lord Brahma felt it in Brahma Smhita!

My humble submission is that the first chapter is

equally important as other yogas if not the primary

requirement to understand the Holy Message of Geetha

correctly.

Anandasagar

--- t00234 wrote:

> "Some people think that the Gita should be taken to

> begin from the

> Second Chapter. If the actual teaching commences in

> the eleventh

> sloka of the Second Chapter, why not start from

> there? Someone even

> told me, "God has said that He manifests himself in

> 'a' among the

> letters of Nagari alphabet. Here the sloka

> 'asochyaananyasochastvam'

> begins spontaneously with the letter 'a'. So we

> should take that as

> the beginning."

>

> Apart from this argument, in many ways it would be

> quite right to

> take this as the beginning. All the same the

> introductory portion

> preceding this does have a value of its own. Without

> this preliminary

> narrative we cannot properly understand where

> exactly Arjuna stands

> and what the Gita is intended to teach. "

>

> ( from his discourses on gita)

>

> if some one has a copy of it which can be spared ,

> please intimate me

>

> Soon you will find here the string of topics the

> group is related to,

> in terms of Gita , being posted here.

>

> May god bless u all,

>

> with love to all

>

> kishore

> http://clubs./clubs/holygita

>

>

>

>

>

>

 

 

 

 

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[Guest guest]

dear sir,

 

would u care to explain the following words and tell

the stories and the concepts connected with them:

 

Narada felt it in

Satyanarayana Katha,Uddhava felt in Uddhava

Geetha!Lord Brahma felt it in Brahma Smhita

 

 

kishore

 

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[Guest guest]

Namaste!

1.In Sri Satyanarayana katha,Sage Narada feels great

concern and intense compassion for the human beings

who are repeatedly born in different wombs and

undergoing suffering due to their past deeds.The Sage

out of such unselfish compassion wants to find a

solution to the sad state of affairs.At once he could

proceed to the Lord's abode and have Darshan of the

Lord,who appreciates the Sage's agony and concern for

the humanity and tells him the path to escape from

suffering,which is the Holy and Well known Sri

Satyanarayana vratham or pooja.

The gist of the Katha can be summarized as:

Know that the Lord is behind all events and is all

powerful.

Introspect and realize your own shortcomings and

surrender to the Lord and seek His Grace.

Such a devotee will not only be saved from the

suffering but his desires will be fulfilled.

2.Towards the end of Bhagawatam,Uddhava felt intense

agony for the fate of Dwaraka and its inhabitants,as

Dwaraka is going to be submerged into the ocean.That

intense compassion for the fate of others resulted in

Lord Sri Krishna bestowing Amritha Geetha or the

Ultimate Geetha called Udhava Geetha,the study of

which bestows Amritham.!.

3.When Lord Brahma was commanded by the Lord to

create the worlds,Brahma felt intense sadness and

compassion for the Human beings who will suffer in the

human life.The Lord reassures him that He will protect

all that seek Him and infact He will be personally

present in everyone.Brahma Samhita is subsequent

joyful praise done by Brahma to the Lord.

 

The above are short but crude narrations of the

powerful Yoga of Compassion and unselfish concern for

others which atonce bestows upon one wonderful Grace

of the Lord.

Srimad Bhagawad Geetha was a gift to Humanity due to

Arjuna's yoga of compassion-Sri Satyanarayana Katha

due to Sage Narada's Compassion--and Sri Uddhava

Geetha due to Udhava's Compassion and so on.

Ananda Sagar

--- k s <t00234 wrote:

> dear sir,

>

> would u care to explain the following words and tell

> the stories and the concepts connected with them:

>

> Narada felt it in

> Satyanarayana Katha,Uddhava felt in Uddhava

> Geetha!Lord Brahma felt it in Brahma Smhita

>

>

> kishore

>

>

__________

>

> For regular News updates go to

> http://in.news.

>

>

 

 

 

 

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