Gita Jyothi week No.35 Sloka (Part #2 )

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Sri Krishna Parabrahmane Namaha:

 

[This is the translation of Gita Jyothi Week No.35 (last week) Sloka graced by

our Sri Sri Sri Tridandi Chinna Jeeyar Swamiji in Telugu Bhakthi Nivedana ]

 

Lord Krishna in the 14 Chapter said that he had created four different Varnas

depending on the Quality ( Guna ) and Karma. Some people think that these four

divisions are Brahmana, Vaisya, Kshatriya and Sudra. But our elders and our

poorva Acharyas have classified all the Living Beings as Deva, Manushya,

Thiryak, Sthavara. "I only created these four divisions" said Krishna.

 

"So Lord Krishna, you have lot of partiality. Why have you created so many

differences ? ". - "I did not create all these differences, depending on the

qualities ( guna ) and Karma of a being I decide how they should live. We don't

acquire qualities because of our desire or as a result of individual effort. In

the prior life while leaving the body, the quality that is dominating - is taken

by Lord as the basis for creating this new body; He embeds those characteristics

( Vasana ) which allow it to do such Karmas. This is the rule and the decision

too. Thats why qualities play a very prominent role. We follow the path that

qualities take us in. How does a person with Tamo Guna behave ? Which path does

a person with Rajo Guna follow ? Which path does a person with Sathva Guna tread

on ? - Lets understand these facts in this 35th week sloka of Gita Jyothi.

 

There is a general saying in the world. All roads lead to the same destination.

In reality, how can all paths lead to the same destination? If you travel east

you end up in one place, travelling in a westerly direction you end up in

another and in a different place by travelling in a southern direction. If one

buys a ticket to travel East, and boards a train travelling West with the

assumption that 'direction' is trivial, he will lose his time and money and end

up farther than his original destination.

 

All trains don't go to the same destination ! Hence if you decide which place

you want to visit, you will know which path to travel in. Similarly do you crave

for happiness ( Anandam ) ? Or do you wish for anger ? Do you want ignorance ?

 

Not ignorance. Not anger. If all you want is hapiness ( Anandam ) there is a

prescribed path for it. If you want to achieve it, you need to follow that path.

"Sathvam" gives us hapiness. Increase Sathvam. Sathvam is increased by Mind (

Manas ). Strength to the Mind is given by food. Hence we have been advised to

make sure that the food we eat is clean. A subtle part of what you eat forms a

sphere of influence in your Manas. The Buddhi then stays in complete control.

One can do good deeds. He can receive hapiness. "saththvasttha:ha u:rdhvam

gachchhanthi" - one who has Sathvika qualities

reaches a higher plane.

 

Some people wear Namam ( u:rddhvapundram ) on their forehead. What does it

signify?

 

To be continued...

 

Jai Srimannarayana,

adiyen ramanuja dasaha

Vamsi Mudumbai