Bhagavad Gita 4.31-32

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Sri Lakshminrisimha Parabrahmane Namaha

Sri Ramanujaya Namaha

Sri Nigamantha Mahadesikaya Namaha

 

Before continuing with the slOkAs , adiyEn would like to

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SRIMAD BHAGAVAD GITA

- translation by Sri.V.N.Gopala Desikan

 

Chapter IV

slOkA 31

 

yajna-sishtAmrta-bhujO yAnti brahma sanAtanam

nAyam loksty ayajnasya kutonyah kuru-sattama

 

Translation :

bhuj: - those who eat

amrit - the nectar

yajna-sisht - of the remains of the yajnA

yanti - attain

sanAtanam - the eternal

brahmA - jivAtmA.

kuru-sat-tama - ArjunA( the best among kurus),

ayajnasya - to one who does not do yajnA,

ayam - this

lOkah - world

na asti - is not there.

kutah - How then

anyah - the other world ?

 

Those who ear the nectar of the remains of the yajnA ,

attain the eternal jivAtmA. ArjunA ( the best among

Kurus), to one who does not do yajnA, this world is

not there. How then the other world ?

 

Commentary :After doing these yajnAs, they eat the amrita of

remaining food and do karma yOgA. They then realise the true

nature of the soul, which has the Brahman as its inner soul.

A person who does not do the daily rituals (nitya

and naimittika karmAs) and panch mahA yajna, does not even

get dharmA, artha and kAmA ( good conduct, wealth and desires).

When he cannot get wealth and other material pleasures even

in this world; there is no question of his getting mOkshA.

 

slOkA 32

 

Evam bahu-vidhA yajnA vitatA brahmano mukhe

karma-jAn viddhi tAn sarvAn Evam jnAtvA vimokshyase

 

Translation :

bahuvidhAh - Many such

yajnA - yajnAs

evam - like these

vitatAh - have been explained

brahmanO mukhe - to see the jivAtmA.

Viddhi - Know that ,

sarvAn - all

tan - these

karma-jAn - are based on daily rituals.

jnAtvA - Knowing

evam - thus

vimOkshyase - you will be liberated.

 

Manu such yajnAs like these have been explained to

see the jivAtmA. Know that, all these are based on

daily rituals. Knowing this you will be liberated.

 

Commentary : Thus , many kinds of karma yOga are there,

which are the means for realising the soul. But all

these require a person to do the daily rituals without

fail. So, performance of nitya and naimittika karmAs ,

like sandhyA vandhanA, is a must , before starting on

karma yOga. Knowing thus and performing the karmAs

accordingly, you will be liberated from the bondage of

samsArA.

 

adiyEn,

balaji.

 

(Courtesy : Sri Visishtadvaita Research Centre)