How did Arjuna think of Samadhi ??

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Hari Om !!

 

advaitin, "sunderh" <sunderh> wrote:

> Fortunately for all of us, Arjuna asked the same question,

> and the whole of Gita is an answer to this!

>

> arjuna uvaacha .

>

> sthitapraGYasya kaa bhaashhaa samaadhisthasya keshava .

> sthitadhiiH kiM prabhaashheta kimaasiita vrajeta kim.h .. 2\.54..

>

 

I was listening to a talk of Swami Dayananda and he brought out a

very interesting point here:

 

Bhagavan Srikrishna did not use the word 'Samadhi' until this time,

in 3 rd chapter, and suddenly Arjuna used the word 'Samadhi'. Swami

Dayananda also mentioned 'perhaps' Bhagavan Srikrishna did not use

the word 'Samadhi' in the entire Bhagavad Gita.

 

Two Questions on this topic:

 

*** 1. Have you people observed this ? How did you convince yourself,

for Arjuna asking this question, based on ONLY the information given

to him until that point.

 

*** 2. Considering the above observation, 'Samadhi' has nothing to

with commonly known concept of Dharana, Dhyana, Samadhi. Probably it

has nothing to with 'Realisation', because until that

point 'Realisation' was not the topic, (I guess, it was only to

motivate Arjuna to know that he was just a tool in the Lords's hand).

I may be wrong, So what is the single point that Lord Srikrishna was

trying to impress on Arjuna until the point Arjuna asked

this 'Samadhi' question ? If so what was Arjuna imagining ? Did he

get the answer to the same tune ?

 

Om Namo Narayanaya !!

 

Srikrishna

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Namaste Sri Krishnaji.

 

Sunderji's quote is from the 2nd chapter. 2.54 is Arjuna's question

in response to 2.53 wherein Bhagwan Krishna himself had introduced

the word samadhi (samAdhAvachala). This is translated as "unshakably

absorbed in oneself". I would like to translate it as "absorbed in

oneself like a mountain". I am reminded of a bhakta poet of Kerala

who once addressed a mountain : "Oh, unnata nityAnanda samAdhishta

sailah!" (Oh, tall mountain immersed in the samAdhi of unending

happiness!). So, the idea of samAdhi, mountain and Ananda are deeply

etched in our psyche. Sage Vyasa was no exception.

 

Are you quoting Swami Dayananda Saraswathiji (Arsha Vidya Peeth)? He

has written a very extensive commentary on the Bhagwath Geetha.

Perhaps, fortunate ones on this list who have it can quote his

interpretation of these two verses.

 

Best regards and pranAms to all advaitins.

 

Madathi Nair

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advaitin, "srikrishna_ghadiyaram"

<srikrishna_ghadiyaram> wrote:

> I was listening to a talk of Swami Dayananda and he brought out a

> very interesting point here:

>

> Bhagavan Srikrishna did not use the word 'Samadhi' until this time,

> in 3 rd chapter, and suddenly Arjuna used the word 'Samadhi'. Swami

> Dayananda also mentioned 'perhaps' Bhagavan Srikrishna did not use

> the word 'Samadhi' in the entire Bhagavad Gita.

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advaitin, "srikrishna_ghadiyaram"

> > arjuna uvaacha .

> >

> > sthitapraGYasya kaa bhaashhaa samaadhisthasya keshava .

> > sthitadhiiH kiM prabhaashheta kimaasiita vrajeta kim.h .. 2\.54..

> >

> So what is the single point that Lord Srikrishna was

> trying to impress on Arjuna until the point Arjuna asked

> this 'Samadhi' question ?

 

Namaste to all.

 

The dialogue starts with 2:39 where Krishna hints at 'working without

fruitive results' and the associated freedom.

 

[Also Refer 'samatvam yogah' in 2:48, 'karmasu kausalam' in 2:50 ..

continuing onto 2:54 with 'sthitapraGYasya'.]

 

I think this is may be the single point SriKrishna was trying to

impress so far.

 

Regards,

Raghava