Gita In Daily Life - Chapter-2 - Part 1 of 4

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"amba tvAmanusandDAmi bhagavadgItE BhavadvaeShiNeem"

 

O Loving Mother! I meditate upon Thee -

showering down the amrita of advaita and consisting

of 18 chapters of nectar - upon Thee O Bhagavad-gIta

and Loving Mother ! I meditate.

 

Arjuna, the conqueror unsurpassed in skill,

threw up his arms and crumbles in the chariot,

conquerod by grief.

An initial dialog will go on between Arjuna and

Lord Krishna, who Arjuna views as his good friend

more than a Lord. Signs of a never-ending friendly

dialog will be seen by Lord Krishna. In turn,

Arjuna was also prepared for a long series of

dialogues where Lord Krishna would continue to plead

with him and he would keep refusing, over and over,

again and again until both would eventually get tired

and retire, much to the amusement of all the armies

and draupadi.

 

The conqueror of sleep, gudakesa, thus was well

prepared as well as Lord Krishna in their own ways

differently.

 

For Arjuna's words of wisdom and preaching, Lord

Krishna gets gently amused and smiling, gives a reply

which Arjuna never expected.

 

In response to 1:34, 1:36, Lord Krishna says,

2:11 asOchyA...

"You grieve for those who should not be grieved for;

yet you speak words of wisdom. The wise grieve for

neither the dead nor the living."

 

This slOka is the first spark in the gItA as a

starter.

 

For these words, he who crumbled on the chariot

earlier, gets up in a flash, gets attentive and

astonished with the Lord's reply, becomes keen to

listen to more, rapt with full attention.

 

.... To be continued...in part-2

 

With Love,

Raghava

 

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advaitin, Raghavarao Kaluri

<raghavakaluri> wrote:

> "amba tvAmanusandDAmi bhagavadgItE BhavadvaeShiNeem"

>

> O Loving Mother! I meditate upon Thee -

> showering down the amrita of advaita and consisting

> of 18 chapters of nectar - upon Thee O Bhagavad-gIta

> and Loving Mother ! I meditate.

>

 

namaste. Because the topic of discussion is gItA in

daily life, I like to express my thoughts, in this post,

on arjuna's readiness for the gItA teaching or Lord

krishna's getting arjuna ready for His teaching. After all,

the important thing here is: are we ready for the gItA

teaching? I still recall shri Chinmayananda-ji's comment

to a questioner who stated that he read the gItA a few

times. The swamiji said (paraphrased): "I am sure you

have gone through the gItA a few times. But, has the

gItA gone through you even once?"

 

At the end of chapter 1, we have noticed arjuna in a

sorrowful state, with the gAnDiva dropped and he sunk

in the chariot, not knowing what to do. Arjuna is in a

tamasic state. We got to know the disease before we give

a prescription. A wrong medicine does not solve the disease.

Lord Krishna, as the physician, correctly diagnosed arjuna's

condition as in tamasic state and his disease as attachment.

Now arjuna need to be lifted up from tamasic to rajasic to

sAttwic state. Then only, arjuna will be ready to understand

the gItA teaching. In the early verses of chapter 2, Lord

Krishna is attempting to lift arjuna to rajasic state. He

taunts arjuna in 2.2 and 2.3 "How come you have this dejection

in this hour of crisis? On the Earth, it causes you disgrace

and it does not lead you to heaven. Do not yield to impotence.

It does not fit you." etc. Here Lord Krishna appeals to arjuna's

manliness to pull him to a rajasic state. The verse 2.3 is cited

by swami vivekananda as one of the most important verses of

bhagavgItA. Using arjuna as example, Lord krishna is exhorting

all human beings to raise from despair.

 

Arjuna responds to this treatment and rose from tamasic to

rajasic state. He asks Lord Krishna in 2.4, 2.5 and 2.6 how

he (arjuna) can win over bhIShma, drOna and other warriors.

Here arjuna is past the tamasic state. He is willing to do

action but is unsure what the result will be.

 

Verse 2.7 is where arjuna surrenders himself fully to his guru.

That surrender (of the ego) to the guru is the most important

step in making arjuna eligible to receive the gItA teaching.

 

 

regards

gummuluru murthy

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advaitin, "gmurthy_99" <gmurthy@m...> Ref.:

advaitin/message/26408

wrote:

> > Verse 2.7 is where arjuna surrenders himself fully to his guru.

> That surrender (of the ego) to the guru is the most important

> step in making arjuna eligible to receive the gItA teaching.

>

 

Namaste:

 

Verse 2.7 is consequently cited by Gita-specialists as a mantra for

seeking the help of the Lord in all our daily dealings. Whenever we

are in a dilemma -- be it a small matter or a serious matter -- if

you believe in the Gita and in Lord Krishna, sit before the puja-

altar in your home, and repeat verse 2.7 or its translation (in any

language):

 

kArpaNya-doSho'pahata-svabhAvaH

pRRicchAmi tvAM dharma-sammUDha-chetAH /

yac-chreyasyAn-nishcitaM brUhi tan me

shiShyas-te'ham shAdhi mAM tvAM prapannaM //

 

"My heart is overpowered by taint of spiritual weakness. My mind is

confused as to my duty. I ask you, Oh Lord, tell me decisively what

is good for me. I am they disciple. Enlighten me. I have taken

refuge in You."

 

Go on repeating it until you find clarity in your mind as to the

problem which motivated you to do this. You will certainly benefit

by this mantra. The mantra itself contains the thirst for the guru

and the guru will show up in your mind when the thirst intensifies

by constant repetition of this verse. I have personal experience.

 

I think I have already written this in another context. But since

Murthy-ji referred to the importance of the verse, I thought it

worthwhile to repeat myself.

 

PraNAms to all advaitins

profvk