Theme : Vishada or despondency as a yoga.
Namaste,
Bhagavad Gita has many secrets. Infact every sloka in the B.Gita could reveal many secrets or hidden meanings.
Here is the first and the most important open secret:
Secret 1-1:
"Bhagavad Gita is the only shAstra or scripture in the world that was given directly by Bhagavan / the Supreme God to humans through Arjuna".
No other scripture in the world enjoys this position. This fact should make every true Hindu proud.
In the Vedic Hindu religion God himself follows what He preaches. The entire universe is His manifestation. In the form the universe He is teaching sanAtana dharma to all true humans. How? Every entity in nature is giving itself for others. Earth, water, fire and so on are engaging in their respective service according to their nature.
Humans are thus encouraged to just follow the same by engaging in their svadharma according to their nature! sanAtana Dharma is thus eternal and everliving.
Anything that goes against the above leads to ajnyAna or ignorance which is the root of all problems.
Here are some more interesting secrets from the first chapter – Arjuna Vishada yoga:
1. Our own body is a Dharmakshetra and Kurukshetra
2. Vishada could be a yoga or means to attain God.
3. One should realize that he is afflicted with Vishada
4. One should not analyze and conclude while in that confused state.
5. There is a need to share vishada and voluntarily surrender to an able AchArya like Sri Krishna.
who is in a better or higher position to .
6. Similar to Vishada- dharma Himsa is also a yoga.
vishAda in Sanskrit means:
dejection, depression, despondency, dullness, stupidity, insensibility, fear, weakness
There is no doubt that vishAda is something that is negative. Yoga in the spiritual context is the process of union with God.
Q: Positive practices like jnyAna and Bhakti could be a yoga. But how could vishAda be a yoga? Or what makes it a yoga?
A:
vishAda will never be a yoga if the person is alone. Anyone going through vishAda must seek advice from another person, like a Parent, Guru, Acharya or even a friend who are in a better or higher position. If the other person is in a lower or even in a equal position we may unnecessarily disturb them or our own vishada may increase. Safest person to surrender is one’s own Guru or Acharya.
Q: Arjuna was lucky as he had the Lord Krishna himself with whom he could share his vishAda. But what about ordinary humans like us?
A: Vedas teach that the Jiva and Ishwara are two birds in the same body/tree. So no jiva is spiritually alone. Lord Krishna / Ishwara is present in all completely.
This Ishwara is also everywhere. Infact the entire universe is Ishwara’s body. When we realize this, we can easily start feeling the presence of Ishwara and share or surrender our everything to Him.
Dharma kshetra is the place where dharma is performed. Kuru in Sanskrit means ‘to do karma or actions’. Every sane human has the ability to do dharma (selfless service and adharma/karma (selfish actions). So, our own body could be dharma kshetra or kuru kshetra (accumulating adharma/karma).
Pandavas had seven akshauhini (about one hundred thousand) warriors and kauravas had eleven. These numbers have spiritual or philosophical significance. The entire universe of five elements along with Ishwara and jiva are totally seven. These are the pandavas.
The jiva’s body has eleven organs:
1. Five jnana indriyas through which we get knowledge – eyes, nose, ears, tongue and skin (touch).
2. Five karma indriyas through which we do action – hands, legs, speech, excretory and genital organs.
3. One mind.
When we do not recognize Ishwara / God manifesting as the universe then we will end up looking upon the universe as mere object for sense gratification. We thus end up as kauravas using our eleven senses fighting against the God/universe.
On the other hand when we recognize God manifesting in the form of the universe, we will be aligning our personality with it and end up using our eleven sense organs in the service of the universe / God. When Iswara thus enters our personality, he manifests in eleven forms of Rudra in us.
The solution for any problem does not lie in the same dimension as the problem. It will always come from a higher dimension. Arjuna tried to analyze the problem and conclude while still engulfed in vishAda and so was dejected at the end of the first chapter of BGita.
But later in the BG:2-7, he surrendered himself completely to Krishna always at the higher dimension. We need to do the same thing for every problem we encounter in our lives.
Word to word meaning of related B.Gita slokas:
(Source: www.asitis.com)
BG 1:1
dhrtarastrah—King Dhrtarastra; uvaca—said; dharma-kshetre—in the sacred place righteousness; kuru-ksetre—in the place named Kuruksetra; samavetah—assembled; yuyatsavah—warriors desiring to fight; mamakah—my sons; pandavah—the sons of Pandu; ca—and; eva-certainly; kim—what; akurvata—did they do; sanjaya—O Sanjaya.
TRANSLATION
Dhrtarastra said: O Sanjaya, after assembling in the place of righteousness at Kuruksetra, what did my sons and the sons of Pandu do, being desirous to fight?
BG 1:46
sanjayah—Sanjaya; uvaca—said; evam—thus; uktva—saying; arjunah—Arjuna; sankhye—in the battlefield; ratha—chariot; upasthah—situated on; upavisat—sat down again; visrjya—keeping aside; sa-saram—along with arrows; capam—the bow; soka—lamentation; samvigna—distressed; manasah—within the mind.
TRANSLATION
Sanjaya said: Arjuna, having thus spoken on the battlefield, cast aside his bow and arrows and sat down on the chariot, his mind overwhelmed with grief.
BG 2:47
karpanya—miserly; dosa—weakness; upahata—being inflicted by; svabhavah—characteristics; prcchami—I am asking; tvam—unto You; dharma—religion; sammudha—bewildered; cetah—in heart; yat—what; sreyah—all-good; syat—may be; niscitam—confidently; bruhi—tell; tat—that; me—unto me; sisyah—disciple; te—Your; aham—I am; sadhi—just instruct; mam—me; tvam—unto You; prapannam—surrendered.
TRANSLATION
Now I am confused about my duty and have lost all composure because of weakness. In this condition I am asking You to tell me clearly what is best for me. Now I am Your disciple, and a soul surrendered unto You. Please instruct me.
Namaste
Suresh
Namaste,
Bhagavad Gita has many secrets. Infact every sloka in the B.Gita could reveal many secrets or hidden meanings.
Here is the first and the most important open secret:
Secret 1-1:
"Bhagavad Gita is the only shAstra or scripture in the world that was given directly by Bhagavan / the Supreme God to humans through Arjuna".
No other scripture in the world enjoys this position. This fact should make every true Hindu proud.
In the Vedic Hindu religion God himself follows what He preaches. The entire universe is His manifestation. In the form the universe He is teaching sanAtana dharma to all true humans. How? Every entity in nature is giving itself for others. Earth, water, fire and so on are engaging in their respective service according to their nature.
Humans are thus encouraged to just follow the same by engaging in their svadharma according to their nature! sanAtana Dharma is thus eternal and everliving.
Anything that goes against the above leads to ajnyAna or ignorance which is the root of all problems.
Here are some more interesting secrets from the first chapter – Arjuna Vishada yoga:
1. Our own body is a Dharmakshetra and Kurukshetra
2. Vishada could be a yoga or means to attain God.
3. One should realize that he is afflicted with Vishada
4. One should not analyze and conclude while in that confused state.
5. There is a need to share vishada and voluntarily surrender to an able AchArya like Sri Krishna.
who is in a better or higher position to .
6. Similar to Vishada- dharma Himsa is also a yoga.
vishAda in Sanskrit means:
dejection, depression, despondency, dullness, stupidity, insensibility, fear, weakness
There is no doubt that vishAda is something that is negative. Yoga in the spiritual context is the process of union with God.
Q: Positive practices like jnyAna and Bhakti could be a yoga. But how could vishAda be a yoga? Or what makes it a yoga?
A:
vishAda will never be a yoga if the person is alone. Anyone going through vishAda must seek advice from another person, like a Parent, Guru, Acharya or even a friend who are in a better or higher position. If the other person is in a lower or even in a equal position we may unnecessarily disturb them or our own vishada may increase. Safest person to surrender is one’s own Guru or Acharya.
Q: Arjuna was lucky as he had the Lord Krishna himself with whom he could share his vishAda. But what about ordinary humans like us?
A: Vedas teach that the Jiva and Ishwara are two birds in the same body/tree. So no jiva is spiritually alone. Lord Krishna / Ishwara is present in all completely.
This Ishwara is also everywhere. Infact the entire universe is Ishwara’s body. When we realize this, we can easily start feeling the presence of Ishwara and share or surrender our everything to Him.
Dharma kshetra is the place where dharma is performed. Kuru in Sanskrit means ‘to do karma or actions’. Every sane human has the ability to do dharma (selfless service and adharma/karma (selfish actions). So, our own body could be dharma kshetra or kuru kshetra (accumulating adharma/karma).
Pandavas had seven akshauhini (about one hundred thousand) warriors and kauravas had eleven. These numbers have spiritual or philosophical significance. The entire universe of five elements along with Ishwara and jiva are totally seven. These are the pandavas.
The jiva’s body has eleven organs:
1. Five jnana indriyas through which we get knowledge – eyes, nose, ears, tongue and skin (touch).
2. Five karma indriyas through which we do action – hands, legs, speech, excretory and genital organs.
3. One mind.
When we do not recognize Ishwara / God manifesting as the universe then we will end up looking upon the universe as mere object for sense gratification. We thus end up as kauravas using our eleven senses fighting against the God/universe.
On the other hand when we recognize God manifesting in the form of the universe, we will be aligning our personality with it and end up using our eleven sense organs in the service of the universe / God. When Iswara thus enters our personality, he manifests in eleven forms of Rudra in us.
The solution for any problem does not lie in the same dimension as the problem. It will always come from a higher dimension. Arjuna tried to analyze the problem and conclude while still engulfed in vishAda and so was dejected at the end of the first chapter of BGita.
But later in the BG:2-7, he surrendered himself completely to Krishna always at the higher dimension. We need to do the same thing for every problem we encounter in our lives.
Word to word meaning of related B.Gita slokas:
(Source: www.asitis.com)
BG 1:1
dhrtarastrah—King Dhrtarastra; uvaca—said; dharma-kshetre—in the sacred place righteousness; kuru-ksetre—in the place named Kuruksetra; samavetah—assembled; yuyatsavah—warriors desiring to fight; mamakah—my sons; pandavah—the sons of Pandu; ca—and; eva-certainly; kim—what; akurvata—did they do; sanjaya—O Sanjaya.
TRANSLATION
Dhrtarastra said: O Sanjaya, after assembling in the place of righteousness at Kuruksetra, what did my sons and the sons of Pandu do, being desirous to fight?
BG 1:46
sanjayah—Sanjaya; uvaca—said; evam—thus; uktva—saying; arjunah—Arjuna; sankhye—in the battlefield; ratha—chariot; upasthah—situated on; upavisat—sat down again; visrjya—keeping aside; sa-saram—along with arrows; capam—the bow; soka—lamentation; samvigna—distressed; manasah—within the mind.
TRANSLATION
Sanjaya said: Arjuna, having thus spoken on the battlefield, cast aside his bow and arrows and sat down on the chariot, his mind overwhelmed with grief.
BG 2:47
karpanya—miserly; dosa—weakness; upahata—being inflicted by; svabhavah—characteristics; prcchami—I am asking; tvam—unto You; dharma—religion; sammudha—bewildered; cetah—in heart; yat—what; sreyah—all-good; syat—may be; niscitam—confidently; bruhi—tell; tat—that; me—unto me; sisyah—disciple; te—Your; aham—I am; sadhi—just instruct; mam—me; tvam—unto You; prapannam—surrendered.
TRANSLATION
Now I am confused about my duty and have lost all composure because of weakness. In this condition I am asking You to tell me clearly what is best for me. Now I am Your disciple, and a soul surrendered unto You. Please instruct me.
Namaste
Suresh
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