Chapter XII - Yoga of Devotion of Lord SriKrishna

Arjuna wants clarification  from our Lord,  "Which of the devotee is most dearest to our Lord SriKrishna?"

Those who are best at Sankhya Yoga(path of knowledge ) or those who worship our Lord with utmost devotion , surrendering everything unto his divine most lotus feet , Karma Yoga ( path of action and prapathi) .

Please imagine in the midst of the most gruesome Kurukshetra battle,  our Lord Sri Krishna ,is so lovingly and patiently answering so many questions, when he could have refrained from doing so.  Our Lord ,at his most exalted position,  need not at all agree ,to address so compassionately,  to all our queries, yet our Lord is known in all the worlds, to be the most easily accessible, friendly and loves us to a fault (supreme traits of sausheeliyam and saulabhyam)

Our Lord responds saying both the types of devotees reach him but the devotee who traverses on the path of karma and prapathi , that is  total unconditional surrender is very speedily rescued for the route is easy and most comfortable for all types of devotees.

It is very difficult to meditate on a formless/total  abstract  aspect  for the ordinary folks , but everyone can adopt and adapt , to put their lives , in total trust at the divine most lotus feet of our Lord with the superb understanding that come what may , our Lord SriKrishna is ever there for each one of us 365 24 7. Our Lord is our only truest well wisher and best friend.

When every of our mortal relations forsake us in times of difficulties, they could be as close as the one who gave us birth or the one whom we have given birth, each one of us are mere temporary pilgrims on our dearest mother earth and every relation ends here , no carry forward at all.

In the pursuit of linking ourselves with the perishable   ( all the mortal relations ) we will lose the most eternal  supreme personality of godhead our dearest Lord SriKrishna. We need to constantly think , sing and dance to the divine most music of our Lord   SriGovinda. Our life breath is for and because of our Lord only.

Those of us, who are constantly enjoying the material, never ever reach the transcendental , for they do not elevate their thoughts, actions and deeds.  They sink further and further and their karma makes them to get crushed repeatedly into the most vicious cycles of birth and death.  Yet, such kind of people prefer the material world the most, one word in praise of our Lord SriKrishna is impossible for them to utter.  Such people of rajasic and tamasic disposition( passionate and stupor ) never wish to get out of the material contamination.

Our Lord SriKrishna wants us to constantly meditate on his divine most glories, maintain silence, undertake fasting , peace and universal brotherhood at all times. In times of difficulties,  few hypocrites keep blaming our Lord SriKrishna for their misfortune but never admit that their karma has led them to such a despicable state. 

Such people are the eternal lost souls who are experts in the art of finding faults and wrongly blaming our Lord SriKrishna for their PLIGHT but in their happiest moments they will never thank our Lord for his countless mercies, undeserved  on them.

Our Lord Sri Krishna once again mentions that those devoid of any ill feeling towards anyone, reconciling themselves to every situation, maintaining an equanimity in the good and the bad times, forever singing and praising our Lord SriKrishna with absolute unshakable trust, faith and hope undoubtedly reach him.

Such staunchest devotees of our Lord SriKrishna break away  the shackles of the  transient material world filled with contamination,  speak less, eat only to maintain their life, forever meditate on the futility and innumerable sorrows of the human birth .

Their total belief that in this illusory world , the only truth is our Lord SriKrishna and his highest sole supremacy , rest all,  such evolved souls,  discard in total and hence become the closest to our Lord SriKrishna and countless benedictions of our Lord SriKrishna is showered upon them and our Lord SriKrishna personally comes to be an eternal part of them as an antaryaami ( in dweller in their hearts ).

Thus , this chapter Yoga of Devotion once again ends in the most positive note by our Lord conveying    that those who live solely for our Lord SriKrishna's happiness , well being and very lovingly  serve our Lord at all times  , without any doubt,  will reach him. Satyam , Satyam Punha Satyam (Truth, Truth and once again Truth ).

                Om Tat Sat.

Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare.

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