अहं सर्वेषु भूतेषु भूतात्मावस्थितः सदा।
तमवज्ञाय मां मर्त्यः कुरुतेऽर्चाविडम्बनम्॥२१॥
यो मां सर्वेषु भूतेषु सन्तमात्मानमीश्वरम्।
हित्वार्चां भजते मौढ़्याद्भास्मन्येव जुहोति सः॥२२॥
द्विषतः परकाये मां मानिनो भिन्नदर्शिनः।
भूतेषु बद्भवैरस्य न् मनः शान्तिमृच्छति॥२३॥
अहमुच्चावचैर्द्रव्यौः क्रिययोत्पन्नयानघे।
नैव तुष्येऽर्चितोऽर्चायां भूतग्रामावमानिनः॥२४॥
अर्चादावर्चयेत्तावदीश्वरं मां स्वकर्मकृत।
यावन्न वेद स्वहृदि सर्वभूतेष्ववस्थितम्॥२५॥
आत्मनश्च परस्यापि यः करोत्यन्तरोदरम्।
तस्य भिन्नदृशो मृत्युर्विदधे भयमुल्बणम्॥२६॥
अथ मां सर्वभूतेषु भूतात्मानं कृतालयम्।
अर्हयेद्दानमानाभ्यां मैत्र्याभिन्नेन चक्षुषा॥२७॥
- श्रीमद्भागवतम् (३.२९.२१-२७)
I abide in all beings as their innermost soul. Disregarding My Presence within them, men make a show of worshipping Me through images. |21|
If one disregards Me present in all as their soul and Lord but ignorantly offers worship only to images, such worship is as ineffective as sacrificial offerings made in ashes. |22|
A man who persecutes Me residing in others, who is proud and haughty, who looks upon God as the other - such a person will never attain to peace of mind. |23|
If a man disregards and persecutes fellow beings, but worships Me in images with numerous rituals and rich offerings, I am not at all pleased with him for proffering such worship. |24|
A man should, however, worship Me in images, side by side with discharging his duties, which include the love of all beings, until he actually realises My Presence in himself and in all beings. |25|
As long as man is self-centred and makes an absolute distinction between himself and others (without recognising the unity of all in Me, the Inner Pervader), he will be subject to the great fear of Death (including every form of deprivation of self-interest). |26|
So overcoming the separativeness of a self-centred life, one should serve all beings with gifts, honour and love, recognising that such service is really being rendered to Me who reside in all beings as their inner-most soul. |27|
- Srimad Bhagavata (III, 29, 21-27)
एक शिष्य ने एक बार श्रीरामकृष्ण परमहंस से पूछा, "गीता का सार क्या है?" श्रीरामकृष्ण ने कहा, "तुम इस शब्द "गीता" को दस बार लगातार बोलो और तुम्हें गीता का सार मिल जाएगा।" ऐसा करने पर "गीता" बन गया "तागी" (बंग्ला का त्यागी) - अर्थात "मै" यानि "अहं" का त्याग। बहुत बेहतरीन तरीके से श्रीरामकृष्ण ने गीता का निचोड़ बता दिया, बस एक सीधे और सरल शब्द में। गीता एक व्यवहारिक पुस्तक है। इसे अपने दैनंदिन जीवन में उतारने की जरुरत है, न कि इसे पूजने की या एक तोते की तरह उसे रटने की। दुर्भाग्यवश, अब की पीढ़ी इस पुस्तक से दूर होती जा रही है, और इस वजह से इसमें निहित ज्ञान भी उनसे दूर होता जा रहा है।
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