Bhagavad Gita - Daily - II Om Tat Sat II

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Shree Hari Ram Ram Chapter Conclusionom tatsaditi srimadbhagavad gitasoo upanisatsu brahmavidyaayaam yogashaastre srikrsnaarjunasamvaade'rjunavishaadayogo naama dvitiyo'dhyaayahThus with the words, Om, Tat, Sat — the names of the Lord as sung in the Upanisad of the Bhagavadgita by the Lord, the science of Brahma, the scripture on Yoga, the dialogue between Sri Krsna and Arjuna, the second chapter entitled, 'Sankhyaa Yoga' ends.The colophon at the end of each chapter, written by sage Veda Vyasa reveals the glory and greatness of the Gita. 'Om, Tat, Sat'* — this has been declared as the triple designation of the Absolute. These three names, lead the beings to benediction and turn us towards God and spirituality and break off our relationship with the world. These wash away the mistakes, which we might have committed in pronouncing the verses, words and letters, in the chapter. So these three are pronounced at the end of each chapter.By 'Om' sage Veda Vyasa means, that this may wash away the mistakes of the verses, Tat' may turn his verses towards God, ' and 'Sat' means, that these verses may give an imperishable fruit. `Iti', means that he has no other personal motive besides this one. The Gita has been called 'Srimad' because it possesses paramount beauty, and it is called 'Srimadbhagavad', because it has been uttered by Lord Krsna, who possesses six 'Bhagas' i.e., divine traits—wealth, virtue, glory, greatness, knowledge and dispassion.It has been called the Gita, because it has been sung by the Lord Himself. According to the rules of Samskrta grammar, it should have been called 'Gitam', yet it being the essence of Upanishads, in feminine gender, it has been called the 'Gita.'The essence of all Upanishads, is contained in it and it has emanated from the tongue of the Lord Himself, so it is called 'Upanishad.'It is called 'Brahmavidya (Supreme Knowledge), because it leads the living being, to benediction without any distinction of caste, creed and color. It is called 'Yogashaastra' because different Yogas (Disciplines), such as Karmayoga (the Discipline of Disinterested Action), Jnanayoga (the Discipline of Knowledge), Dhyanayoga (the Discipline of Meditation) and Bhaktiyoga (the Discipline of Devotion), are contained in it. By following anyone of these disciplines a striver, can realize his identity with God (Paramatma).It is a dialogue, between Lord Krsna and the devotee Arjuna. Arjuna has asked questions without hesitation, and Lord Krsna has answered them with generosity. So it is called a dialogue between Sri Krsna and Arjuna.* Vide— Gita 17/23—27From "The Bhagavadgita - Sadhak Sanjivani" in English, page 66-67 by Swami RamsukhdasjiTo read online in hindi - please visit :http://www.swamiramsukhdasji.org/swamijibooks/pustak/pustak1/html/SadhakSanjeevni/main.htmlhttp://www.swamiramsukhdasji.org/swamijibooks/pustak/pustak1/html/SadhakSanjeevni/main.html>