Sense of agency in Bh G 18.66

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This subject has been dealt with at length in Chapter 11 "Karma and Punarjanma"

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Dear Members,

 

The charama sloka, Bh.G 18.66 is cited as a key sloka in Sri Vaishnava

philosophy. I had a chance to browse simultaneously through the commentaries of

Sri Ramanuja, Sankara and Abhinavagupta. All three seem to concur that "a sense

of agency" should be given up while performing the actions.

 

I have a question, which I have not able to resolve. I hope some learned

members can throw some light on this.

 

If the Lord says that we must give up a sense of agency, could it mean that

the lord is all powerful and that the jIva has no power to act on it's volition

and that it's sense of agency is actually a false notion?

 

Related to the above question, how powerful is the jIva compared to the

brahman? Can the jIva act on it's own volition or is it completely powerless and

depends on the lord for all it's actions?

 

Regards,

 

Jagannathan

 

 

 

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