Bagavad Gita - Sankya Yoga

Bagavad Gita - Sank ya Yoga

Although we have lots of resources and preaching available , we never bother to learn them when we are in good health and always think, that we can do all that after 70 years. After one is 70 years, he'she becomes sick with various diseases like diabetes etc..and never gets time for Athma Vicharam. So let's awake now and start turning our vision inwards and follow the preaching of Geethachaarya.

In the following verses, Bagavan advises the samasaris , not to lament for the loss of a mortal body, for the Soul, which is embodied in that mortal shareeram is what is permanent.

Bagavan says:

vāsāṃsi jīrṇāni yathā vihāya navāni gṛhṇāti naroparāṇi
tathā śarīrāṇi vihāya jīrṇāni anyāni saṃyāti navāni dehī 2.20

Desc: Like how one changes clothes and wears new ones, the "Athma" or the soul would leave one's body and effortlessly enter another body (based on one's Karma  - good/bad deeds).

nainaṃ chindanti śastrāṇi nainaṃ dahati pāvakaḥ
na cainaṃ kledayanty āpo na śoṣayati mārutaḥ 2.23

Desc: The Athma or Souls is in-destructible - it cant be attacked by weapons, not burnt by fire,not be downed by water and neither be dried up by air. (Unlike the body, which is made up of the 5 elements of nature, the Athma or the Self is indestructible). So, we have to understand that, these karmas, which  are done are only to the  "body" of the dead, as that Athma might have reached a different world based on it's karmas.

avyaktoyam acintyoyam avikaryoyam ucyate
tasmād evaṃ viditvainaṃ nānuśocitum arhasi 2.25

Desc: Bagavan here explains us very clearly the nature of the Athma or Self based on the Upanishads. Although we associate the Athma to the mortal body, due to illusion or Maya, we never realize the true nature of the Self as preached by Bagavan. Bagavan says that, the Soul is avyaktam - impersonal (devoid of the mind/senses), inconceivable, immutable and thus it's not appropriate for one (Arjuna) to lament (for the loss of a mortal body of one's relative etc.)

jātasya hi dhruvo mṛtyur dhruvaṃ janma mṛtasya ca
tasmād aparihāryerthe na tvaṃ śocitum arhasi 2.27

Desc: Bagavan here very beautifully describes the science of birth/death to his disciple Arjuna. For all the creatures, which are born, death is confirmed while birth is confirmed for all the ones whoa re dead. While that's the case, what's the point in lamenting? This acts as a direct answer to our questions/ laments etc.. when our dear/near is dead.


Sarva Krishnarpanam Asthu