HARE KRISHNA!
ON THE VERY AUSPICIOUS DAY OF GITA JAYANTI , TODAY, LET EACH ONE OF US, VERY HUMBLY AND LOVINGLY SURRENDER OURSELVES UNTO THE LOTUS FEET OF OUR MOST BELOVED LORD SRI KRISHNA, SERVE HIM WITH PURE DEVOTION AND TRY OUR VERY BEST TO FOLLOW THE VERY DIVINE PRINCIPLES, UTTERED BY THE HOLY LOTUS LIPS (MUKA KAMALAM) OF OUR DEAREST LORD HIMSELF. LET EACH ONE OF US SALUTE AND RESPECT THE HOLIEST OF HOLY DIVINE SRIMAD BHAGAVAD GITA AMMA ( WE ALL CONSIDER OUR SCRIPTURES TOO AS OUR MOTHER), THE WAY OF LIFE ITSELF. WITH THE VERY BEST WISHES AND COUNTLESS PRAYERS , SECOND CHAPTER YOGA OF KNOWLEDGE IS WRITTEN.
SUMMARY: Seeing the helplessness of Arjuna in the battlefield of Kurukshetra , our most beloved Lord Sri Krishna’s advice commences from the second chapter where our dearest lord drives home the point that each one of us have to perform our respective Karma (action) which will lead us to ultimate salvation, he who discards his action and Swadharma will have a very heavy penalty to pay in the form of bondage and will forever be tied by his actions , which will further enslave him in the permanent shackles of birth and death. The three very important points to note in Chapter 2 are mentioned below:
- Individual soul ( Jeevatma), its nature and its existence
- Our Karma
- Stithpragya ( a person of total balanced mind)
Our dearest Lord Sri Krishna conveys to Arjuna, that despite having fought and won so many battles, now his mind is weakened because of its inability to discriminate the right and wrong. Yes, we all our bound by our blood relations , as they say “Blood is thicker than water” , many of us , at all costs , would shield our kith and kin , even if they are wrong to the point of being criminal, but happy and fortunate are those who have the discriminatory powers to identify the truth and work, live and breath truth for our Lord has conveyed” Satyam Bruyat Priyam Bruyat Na Bruyat Satyam Apriyam., translated it means that each one of us is bound to recognize and speak the truth, no doubt we need to ensure that while speaking the truth we need to be kind and the words of truth so uttered should not be hurting and harsh nor should it at any point be spoken out of self interest , truth should be followed in the universal interest of one and all. Our Lord beckoned Arjuna to work in the very best interests of truth.
Also he explained in detail the various fantastic aspects of our individual soul which is never born, can never die, nor is subject to decay, destruction or end. Our soul , at the time of departing from our mortal body, only changes its physical structure, and as ordained by our creator Lord Sri Krishna, at a time so destined, once again enters a new structure as per all its Karmic properties, hence we all should be very careful in our conduct for our journey never ends, if we need a fine life in future our deeds has to be impeccable, our thoughts and action has to be very pious and pure and hence the very realized soul constantly endeavour to perform all the actions as prescribed by the scriptures in synchronization with Lord Sri Krishna’s desire and totally submit themselves to his will and grace. We need to try our best not to grieve over the departed for each of our soul is immortal and will rise once again in some form or the other and for the highly loved and evolved soul which attains the final liberation will permanently enjoy bliss with our Lord Sri Krishna where every second would be peaceful, fruitful and most happy because the soul will be in the eternal service of our creator.
The lord has also conveyed that our duty should be totally free from attachment , this is possible only when we totally endorse that each and every duty of ours is performed by our Sri Krishna for he is the true doer and the final fruit of an action whether good or bad has to be very humbly and lovingly be surrendered unto his lotus feet, in this way we can ensure our duties or Karma is not effected by any material propensities and will not incur any bondage for the sole purpose of our soul is to redeem itself of all material bondages and reach Godhead and in this process , the path is unconditional surrender unto the lotus feet of our Sri Krishna that whatever is happening is in our very best interests and as ordained by our Lord for he is our creator and only he knows what is the very best for each one of us for he is our mother, father, grandfather, our Sarvaswam (everything). Karma Yoga is the most simplest and when combined with true Bhakti (pure devotion) it is the best route towards Godhead because other paths like Gyanyoga or path of knowledge and wisdom requires very great efforts and can be adopted only by highly evolved souls whereas Karma yoga can be practised by each one of us very easily and the very best part is the redemption of soul towards moksha is also very quick and effortless as compared to other very lofty paths.
Arjuna wanted our lord to explain to him the various qualities of a person who is composed at all times and is in full equilibrium, at every stage of his life. Our Lord Sri Krishna, mentions, that he who is totally free from all pairs of opposites, is a friend to all, is compassionate to the core, does his duty totally surrendering his actions to our Sri Krishna, in pains and gains is balanced and knows that highs and downs are mere phases of life and has to be faced, is totally humane and possesses the highest strength of character will surely reach our Lord very quickly. Such great souls such as those of Gyaneshwar Maharaj, Tukaram Maharaj, Meera amma and so many others who never ever lost their love for our most beloved Lord Sri Krishna, despite the worst of situations they were in they knew their lord is always with them no matter what and if our creator stands by us 24 365 7 then why fear?, these wonderful god loving souls reached our lord very happily when they shed their mortal remains , they totally merged with our dearest Lord Sri Krishna for our lord very eagerly waits for each of us to reach him , sing his glories, weave beautiful garlands for him and our most beloved Lakshmi amma, serve them eternally and what more can an individual soul ask for when it can serve our creator and get itself totally freed from the shackles of this maya or bondage, our soul would love to get released and dance to the tunes of the most melodious flute of our lord Sri Krishna for that is the right place of the soul. Let each one of us resolve just now, that the highest pleasure is attaining our dear lord Sri Krishna and let each one of us aspire to do so for who amongst us would not love to be permanently in the abode of joy and that too in the company of our most beloved mother Lakshmi amma and Lord Baravasudeva.
Thus , the second chapter, greatly emphasizes the importance of each one of us understanding the nature of our soul, performing all our actions with a total sense of surrender and above all practising equanimity at all times in the midst of chaos , confusion and cacophony for Yoga, a state of balanced mind is a way of life itself and needs to be put in practice every second of our existence and for this one need not retire to the forests for our Lord has clearly communicated only that soul would be redeemed which does its duty in its entirety without shying away from its responsibilities and challenges that life has to offer. HARE KRISHNA!
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