Gita Satsangh -na tatra Suryo

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Sri Ramji :

 

This seems to be a very popular verse

 

" na tatra sUryo bhAti na candra-tArakaM

naimA vidyuto bhAnti kuto'yam-agniH /

tameva bhAntaM anubhAti sarvaM tasya

bhAsA sarvam-idaM vibhAti // "

 

May i also add that this popular verse was quoted by our most

beloved Sri Ananda-ji in his weekly definition on 'Chit ' or

consciousness in Message #35583 in the Advaitin Archives ! This

verse quoted in the context of 'chit' takes on a beauty /divinity

all on its own!

 

This abala nari ( in my previous incarnation as Dhyanasaraswati )

quoted the same verse in message number 36533 as well !

and this brings up

Sri Ramji writes :

 

This verse appears in Mundaka upanishad, II-2-10.

 

Ramji, may i also add that this popular verse( na tatra suryo

bhaati) also appears in the following upanishads besides Mundaka

upanishad !

 

Katha upanishad -Kathopanishad II-V-15

Svetasvatara Upanishad VI-14).

and oF course in Srimad BHAGVAD GITA CHAPTER 15 , VERSE 6

 

 

This brings up an important question which i would like to ask the

learned members here !

 

There are many verses which are common in many upanishads and the

same verse also appears in the Srimad Bhagvad gita - one example

is ' na tatra suryo bhaati "

 

Another example is

 

nayam atma pravacanena labhyo

na medhaya na bahudha srutena

yam evaisa vrnute tena labhyas

tasyaisa atma vivrnute tanum svam (katha upanishad 1.2.23)

 

This Supreme Self cannot be reached by argumentation, or by applying

one's independent brain power, or by studying many scriptures.

Rather, he alone can achieve the Supreme Lord whom the Lord chooses

to favor. To that person the Lord reveals His own true, personal

form. "

 

the same verse also appears in Mundaka upanishad (3.2.4) and i am

sure learned sadhakas in this group will find many similarities

between verses in the Srimad Bhagvad gita and the major upanishads !

 

Therefore 'Truth is one ' but interpretations and variations are

many and so are the contexts IN WHICH THEY ARE QUOTED ! For

example , the same verse was quoted by professorji while

describing 'brahman' and by anandaji while describing 'chit' ! Folks

what is brahman but chit ? smile :-)

 

 

 

Aum Shanti ! Shanti ! Shantihi!

 

(while quoting upanishadic verse, gurudebva told me we should always

conclude by saying the om shanti chant)

 

 

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