Bhagavat Gita - 17

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Bhagavat Gita - 17

 

The Doctorine of Incarnation (Chapter 4 verses 1-16)

 

Shri Krishna tells Arjuna: I have revealed this spiritual knowledge in

different ages for the benefit of man. Whenever unrighteousness prevails

I embody Myself as the Incarnate for the protection of the good and

the destruction of the wicked. By comtemplation on the deeds and teachings

of these Incarnations man can attain salvation.

 

In whatever way men worship Me, I approach them in that very aspect. Those

who have worldly desires, worship various deities who are aspects of the

Divine. But true worship consists in reflecting on the Divine in oneself.

I, the Supreme Divine, have created both the Orders of Nature and of

Society but I am not in the least affected by these actions, because I

have no attachment to them. Those who contemplate on Me as the Great

Creator without attachment, will free themselves from attachments and

gain liberation.

 

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Based on " Srimad Bhagavat Gita - The Scripture of Mankind "

a translation by Rev Swami Tapasyanandaji, published by

Sri Ramakrishna Math - Chennai. http://www.sriramakrishnamath.org/

 

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