Bhagavatgita a detailed study chapter14 The three gunas

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26.maam

cha yo avyabhichaareNa bhakthiyogena sevathe

 

Sa gunaan samatheethya

ethaanbrhamabhooyaayakalpathe

 

The

one who with unswerving devotion serves Me transcends the gunas and becomes fit

to attain the state of Brahman

 

27.brahmaNo

hi prathishTaa aham amrthasya avyayasya cha

 

Saavthasya cha Dharmasya sukhasya

ekaanthikasya cha

 

I am the abode of Brahman, the immortal, immutable,

and eternal dharma and unalloyed bliss.

 

The

reason for following the path of

devotion is given by the Lord at the end

of the chapter. The state of Brahman is immutable and immortal and "I am

the source of all that is immortal and immutable and I am the source of eternal

bliss, " says the Lord.

 

In

his discourse on Vishnusahasranama

Bhishma says ,

 

`esha

me sarvadharmaanaam dharmo adhikathamo mathah,

meaning that the worship of the Lord is the greatest

dharma of all. It is because aachaaraprabhavo

Dharmo dharmasya parbhurachyuthaH. The

aachaara mentioned here is the life led by the devotee and the Lord is the

master of his actions.

 

In

the chapter on bhakthiyoga it was mentioned that jnana is the result of bhakthi

and in 7th adhyaya Krishna, mentioning about

the four kinds of devotees who resort to Him , describes jnani as 'thEshAm

jnanee nithyayukthaH eEkabhakthih viSishyathe,'(BG-7.17) the one who has

unswerving devotion.

 

The

central idea of this chapter is that seeking refuge with the Lord is the only

means of transcending the gunas and the attainment of self-realisation as it is

made out in the 7th adhyaya ,

dhaivee

hyEshA gunamayee mama mAyA dhurathyayA

mAmEva

ye prapdhyanthe mAyAm EthAm tharanthi thE.(BG-.7.14)

 

The

maya is due to the three gunas and only those who resort to the Lord are able

to transcend it.