Bhagavad-Gita As it Is Ch 2 Text 29

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Bhagavad-Gita As it Is Ch 2 Text 29

 

Contents of the Gita Summarized Ch 2

TEXT 29

 

ascaryavat pasyati kascit enam­ascaryavad vadati tat haiva canyah

ascaryavac cainam anyah srnoti srutvapy enam veda na caiva kascit

 

 

ascaryavat— amazing; pasyati—see; kascit —some; enam—this soul; ascar­

yavat—amazing vadati—speak; ta tha~—there; eva—certainly; ca—also;

anyah

—others; ascaryavat—similar1y amazing; ca—also; enam—this soul; anyah—

others; srnoti—hear; srutva—having heard; api—even; enam—this soul;

veda

—do know; na—never; ca—and; eva—certainly; kascit—anyone.

 

TRANSLATION

 

Some look on the soul as amazing, some describe him as amazing, and

some hear of him as amazing, while others, even after hearing about

him, cannot understand him at all.

 

PURPORT

 

Since Gitopanisad is largely based on the principles of the

Upanisads, it is not surprising to also find this passage in the

Katha Upanisad.

 

aravanayapi bahubhir yo na labhyah

srnvanto `pi bahavo yah na vidyuh

ascaryo vakta kusalo `sya labdha

ascaryo jnata kusalanusistah

 

The fact that the atomic soul is within the body of a gigantic

animal, in the body of a gigantic banyan tree, and also in the

microbic germs, millions and billions of which occupy only an inch of

space, is certainly very amazing. Men with a poor fund of knowledge

and men who are not austere cannot understand the wonders of the

individual atomic spark of spirit, even though it is explained by the

greatest authority of knowledge, who imparted lessons even to Brahma,

the first living being in the universe. Owing to a gross material

conception of things, most men in this age cannot imagine how such a

small particle can become both so great and so small. So men look at

the soul proper as wonderful either by constitution or by

description. Illusioned by the material energy, people are so

engrossed in subject matter for sense gratification that they have

very Little time to understand the question of self-understanding,

even though it is a fact that without this self-understanding ,all

activities result in ultimate defeat in the struggle for existence.

Perhaps one has no idea that one must think of the soul, and also

make a solution of the material miseries.

Some people who are inclined to hear about the soul may be attending

lectures, in good association, but sometimes, owing to ignorance, they

are misguided by acceptance of the Supersoul and the atomic soul as

one without distinction of magnitude. It is very difficult to find a

man who perfectly understands the position of the soul, the

Supersoul, the atomic soul, their respective functions, relationships

and all other major and minor details. And it is still more difficult

to find a man who has actually derived full benefit from knowledge of

the soul, and who is able to describe the position of the soul in

different aspects. But if, somehow or other, one is able to

understand the subject matter of the soul, then one's life is

successful. The easiest process for understanding the subject matter

of self, however, is to accept the statements of the Bhagavad-gita

spoken by the greatest authority, Lord Krsna, without being deviated

by other theories. But it also requires a great deal of penance and

sacrifice, either in this life or in the previous ones, before one is

able to accept Krsna as the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Krsna

can, however, be known as such by the causeless mercy of the pure

devotee and by no other way.

 

ALL TRANSLATIONS are done By the causeless mercy of the pure devotee

His Divine Grace A.C.Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhpada

 

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