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                                                   CHAPTER VII:  THE YOGA OF JNANA AND VIJNANA

In this chapter VII, our dearest Lord Sri Krishna wants Arjuna to listen with one pointed concentration, total devotion and exclusive love the pure science of knowledge of Parmaatma in his form and formless aspect after knowing which nothing on earth needs to be known.

Our Sri Krishna very clearly conveys it is very difficult to attain him for only one striving soul,  among countless can do so, but this does not mean that mere morals cannot reach him, all our lord Sri Krishna wants to caution is one should not take things very casually and feel  that by default, without any efforts one can easily reach the abode of Lord Sri Krishna, on the contrary even pure love requires efforts, dedication and above all the highest purity for our lord which in no way can be undermined.  Simply put, to attain our Lord Sri Krishna is the toughest yet the simplest, may seem paradoxical but all that it means is we need to take that one step ( which is not that easy ) , having done that our Lord will take the giant stride towards us like Trivikrama where his first two steps are so huge that there is no place for the third step which clearly without an iota of doubt authenticates his vishwarupam where the entire cosmos  is manifested in him and hence each one of us first have to realize the highest greatness of our Sri Krishna , acknowledge his limitless power and in the humblest of humble manner with absolute devotion surrender unto his lotus feet as done by our revered saints then we can say that we have paved our path towards him.

Lord Sriman Narayana ( Sri Krishna ) , our beloved  one and only one creator of this entire cosmos, reveals that the elements (fire , earth, water, air, ether, mind, reason and ego) are his lower material nature and his highest constituent is which sustains this entire cosmos .  Each and every atom is evolved from him as mentioned in the Purushasukhtam and at the time of deluge will once again merge within him  , this whole prakriti ( nature, creation, sustenance and dissolution is his sport ).  Our lord very emphatically declares that there is nothing besides him, everything is permanently etched within him and is his part and parcel. Further our lord continues  that he is the pleasant taste  in water, the brightness , effulgence  and light in the moon and sun gods , he is the sacred syllable “AUM” , he is the eternal seed of all creation , in short he is everything (animate and inanimate ) present in the entire cosmos.  After hearing this one is awe struck, dumbfounded and thunderstruck that our most lovable Lord Sri Krishna is the one and only one Parmaatma, and how humble, kind, gentle, compassionate is he.  Can’t we all learn lesson from our most loved Lord that despite being everything yet how much accessible he is to all of us , and we at our mortal plane are filled with ego , with the feeling of mine , me and myself  and even  if we achieve wee bit we feel highly bloated and tend to become very arrogant whilst our lord who is the repository of everything is so down to earth, who very lovingly ate the already tasted food of his loving devotee shabhari,  with great enthusiasm and relish accepted the  old puffed rice  of his dearest childhood friend Sudama and an epitome of compassion forgave even the greatest wrong doing of kakasura who harmed our beloved Sita amma which clearly indicates our lord is ready to help and forgive us at all times, only we need to love him and nothing more. The best part is, with the highest utter humility and personal experience can convey that he is always available 365 24 7 and we can surely seek his benediction and he is there for each of us, all we need to have is patience and unshakable faith in his love for us and one should not even for a moment doubt his purest of pure grace.

He has in detail enumerated the three gunas (sattvik- pure, rajasik (filled with pride and arrogance and the worst of the lot tamasic seeped with laziness, idleness, inactivity and sloth).  He has also mentioned the four types of devotees who approach him.  They are as follows:

1. One who approaches him for wordly pleasures and for material gains. These are the lowest evolved souls.
2. Second group who approach him for getting rid of their pains , the diseased. They want a reprieve for their ailments which is highly painful and unbearable
3. The jignasu , the seeker of knowledge, he is in the process of refinement and has taken the first step towards enlightenment.
4. Last but not the least the gyani, the permanent seeker of wisdom who is the most lovable to our dearest lord Sri Krishna for he is the one who loves our lord under all circumstances and never approaches him for anything, not even a needle worth requirement but is constant in search of ways and means to eternally serve at the lotus feet of our most loving Lord Sri Krishna and our loving Lakshmi amma who is forever seated in the heart of lord Sri Krishna. The gyani does not even want moksha; he wants only loving service and wants to perform only those actions which will please and bring the highest joy to our lord.  He is willing to undergo any pain or torture to ensure our lord is served.  What a magnificent state of mind?  In this state of enlightenment will our most loving lord ever forsake such a karmayogi?  Never, unasked such an evolved soul  will get everything for one thing is the most certain in this uncertain world that is our lord is a fountain of mercy and only wants the best for each of his creation , we need not aspire, ask or attain anything,  everything will be gifted at the right time unasked, unuttered , and unsaid. Such a kind of soul who lives, breathes and surrenders every second to Lord Sri Krishna is never entangled in this web or birth or death is forever released from this dreadful wheel and attains the abode of Lord Sri Krishna.  Here the lord conveys to Arjuna, that any devotee worshipping any other form will only reach that abode and will be subject to birth and death and only those devotees who worship him exclusively and none else can reach the permanent abode of Lord Sri Krishna which is a very clear indicator that Sriman Narayana only needs to be worshipped and none else.  There is no doubt in the statement of our Lord Sri Krishna for repeatedly throughout he keeps mentioning of his supremacy and him being the only creator and hence without any self doubt we have to seek refuge in our Lord Sri Krishna only for none can protect us but our most revered Sriman Narayana.

The most delightful , exquisite and wonderful lines which conclude this chapter is where our lord Sri Krishna informs not only to Arjuna but to each one of us that those who have sought protection at the lotus feet of himself will be permanently delivered and taken care of for he encompasses the entire Brahma ( the absolute), the whole Adhyatma ( the totality of all the jivatmas ), the entire field of karma, Adhibhuta ( the entire field of matter), Adhidaiva ( Brahma ) and Adhiyagna ( the divinity residing in the hearts of all jivatmas as a witness and conscience keeper).IS THERE EVEN A SINGLE SYLLABLE TO UTTER AFTER HEARING ALL THIS FROM THE LOTUS LIPS OF OUR MOST DEAREST LORD SRI KRISHNA… NONE AT ALL…..ONLY WE NEED TO PUT TO PRACTICE ALL WHAT OUR LORD WANTS FROM THIS MOMENT  ITSELF FOR TIME WASTED IS LIFE WASTED……ONE MORE BIRTH, MERCILESSLY CAUGHT ONCE AGAIN IN  THE GRINDING CRUEL WHEEL OF SAMSARA.

HARE KRISHNA HARE KRISHNA KRISHNA KRISHNA HARE HARE HARE RAAMA HARE RAAMA RAAMA RAAMA HARE HARE.