Bhaghavath Gita lectures by Sri Sathyadhyana Theertha, Chapter 5, Part 9

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ESTABLISHMENT OF VARIATIONS IN THE NATURE OF HUMAN BEINGS: ( NICHOCHEHA

BHAVANGATHAHA, THARATHAMYA SAMARTHANA:)

 

Arjuna has called Krishna as parabrahma.

 

BG 10-12: Hey Swamy, you are parabraham, you are the best shelter for all,

you are sacred & you are great. Krishna says.

 

BG 16-5: You are having a nature deserving Mukthi. Now we have to show the

different positions held in the hierachy by the high chethanas i.e.

dhevathas. Repeated studya & reading of BG is known to enable the aspirant

to realise his wish; among the chapters of BG is known to enable the

aspirant to realise his wish; among the chapters of BG, Chapter 15 is

considered to be the best for such repeated study & reading, to secure the

desired wish & the slokas of 15th chapter place paramathma at the top of the

hierarchy & second position is assigned to Lakshmi other devatas, like

brahma who have bodies made of prakruthi which is liable for destruction,

rank below Lakshmi.

 

BG 11---16, 17, 43, BG 7-7, BG 3-42. These slokas show that paramathma is

highest among all the chethanas in the world.

 

BG 15-18: Here Krishna has said that he is greater than all Kshara purushas

& greater than even akshara purusha (Lakshmi) thus he has indicated that

Lakshmi is greater than all Ksharapurushas.

 

BG 7-5: It is clearly stated in this sentence the chethana prakruthi

(Lakshmi is subordinate to paramathma but superior to all other.

Thathvabhimani dhevatas. Kshethra kshethrajna samyogath " " Mamayoni

mahadhbrahma " " Brahmbhuyaya Kalapathe " a Brahma nohi prathista hum. From

these, it is clear that Lakshmi is the mother of the world & through her,

others attain Mukthi, she is uperior to all devatas like Brahmadeva, can be

reasonably inferred. Therefore in the sloka 7, yo bhudhe paratha sthusaha,

paramathma is greater than Saraswathi presiding devata on bhudhi (mind).

Sankaracharya also has agreed in his bhasya on Brahudharanyaka, that in

places like " Yaha pruthivyano thistan " we should take the presiding dhevatas

for the word pruthivi since Brahmadeva is the husband of Saraswathi, he is

greater than Saraswathi & Lakshmi is mother of Brahmadheva, she is superior

to Brahmadeva, Paramathma is husband of Lakshmi is higher than her or

highest of all chethanas. This way of explaination is in accordance with

Katakasruthi.

 

Paramathma is the highest of the hierarcy. From this, it is clear there is

nothing like Nirguna brahma who is different from Vishnu. Saptara gathihi "

means he is the final goal to be attained. He is the authority to award

Mukthi. He is the parabrahma since one that awards Mukthi is parabrahma,

Krishna who awards Mukthi is parabrahma.

 

BG 13-6: Here Krishna has named the dhevathas by the thathvas over which

they preside. Therefore we have to take the devatha that presides over

thathva named. Meaning of this sloka has been explained on this basis by

our Guru Sri Madhwacharya giving convincing reasons for adopting this

method.

 

Kshethra consists of five mahabhutas, mahathathva, Ahamkara thathva,

bhudhdhi thatva, Avyaktha thathva, ten yindriya thathvas & 5 thanmanthras,

in all 24 forms. The following are the kshethrabhimani dhevathas, everyone

of them is a presiding devatha of a thathva & in every one of them

paramathma is present.

 

THATHVA---------ABHIMANI DEVATA (PRESIDING)

 

Pruthivi-----Bhudhevi

Water-----Varuna

Theja------Agni (fire)

Vayu(Air)---------Marichi (sun of chief Vayu)

Akasa (Ether)-------Ganesha

Pancha thanmathras-------5 mathras ie- prana, apana, vyana, udhana, samana

sithra (ear)--------Moon & dhigdhevathas

Chakshu (eyes)-------sun

Sparsa (skin)-------Ahankara (Vayuputhra)

Rasana (taste)-------varuna

Ghrana(nose)-------Asvinidhevathas

Valk (Speech)------Agni]

Hasta (hands)------Dhaksha & MAruthas (sons of vayu)

padas (feet)------yagna & sanbha sons of sachi as avesha of Vishnu

Paya (passage of pasni (night soil)-----Yama

Upastha ----------Mahadeva

Manastha (Brain memory)-----Indra, Kama, Anirudhdha etc....

Ahankara (Ego)-------Mahadeva

Mahath-----Chathurmukha brahma

Avyaktha------Lakshmi

 

All the above devathas are denoted by the word Kshethra. Further, as they

perside & control our yichcha (disire), dhvesha (hatred), Sukha (pleasure),

dhukha (pain), sanghatha (body), chethana (thinking), Dhruthi (courage)

etc... The variations in the states of Kshthra, all these dhevatas are also

denoted by the word Vikara. (Variation)

 

BG 13-7: This sloka is to be interpreted as follows: Hey Arjuna, I have

explained to you that Kshethra contains 24 devatas in whom paramathma is

present & the devatas presiding over thathvas like panchabhutas & vikaras or

like yicheha etc... This way of explaining this sloka has been decided

under. Brahma sutras " Thadha dhenathva dharthavath " Abhimani

vyapadhesasthu Vishanugathibyam " etc...

 

One can understand the group of dhevatas from the following:

 

 

TO BE

CONTINUED.................................................................

 

Lectures on Bhaghavath Geetha (Dhwaitha Siddhantha Vaijayanthi) by H. H.

Sri Sathya Dhyana Thirtha Sri Padhangalavaru, Uttradhi Mutt

Translated into English by Sri Krishnamurthy

 

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