Tuesday, November 27, 2012

Bhagavad Gita Chapter 8- Akshara Brahma Yoga - Sloka 15

The entire content of this mail is from Swami Chidbhavananda's translation of The Bhagavad Gita, published by Ramakrishna Mission

The State of Non-Return -14-16 
1 Gita Sloka  every day - Chapter 8 - Akshara Brahma Yoga - Sloka 15

Vaikuntanathar
Mam upetya punah janma dukha alayam ashashvatam I
Napnuvanti maha atmanah samsiddhim paramam gatah II sloka 15
मां उपेत्य पुनः जन्म दुःख आलयं अशाश्वतम I 
नप्नुवन्ति महा आत्मनः संसिद्धिं परमां गतः I I श्लोक 15

Having come to me, the great souls are no more subjct to rebirth, which is transitory and the abode of pain; For they have reached the highest perfection. 

 Man gets whatever he has made himself worthy of. The Lord gives himself over to the devotee worthy of him; and there is no gain greater than this. Having gained god, the devotee is in external beatitude. The wheel of birth and death does not touch him any more. 

The difference between the wheel of birth and death and the final beatitude is explained in the next sloka.

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