Thursday, January 3, 2013

Bhagavad Gita Chapter 9 - Rajavidya Rajaguhya Yoga - Sloka 5


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

The Relationship between Saguna Brahman and Prakriti 1-10
1 Gita Sloka  every day - Chapter 9 - Rajavidya Rajaguhya Yoga - Sloka 5
Thiruppavai pasuram 19
Na ta matsthani bhutani pashya me yagam aishvaram I
Bhuta bhrut na cha bhutasthah mama atma bhuta bhavanah II sloka 5
न त मत्स्थानि भूतानि पश्य मे योगं ऐश्वरं I
भूत भृत न च भूतस्थः मम आत्म भूत भावनः  II श्लोक 5

Nor do the beings dwellin Me, behold my divine yoga! Bringing forth and supporting the beings, my Self does not dwell in them.

While truly reflecting the objects placed before it, the mirror ever remains unaffected by its function. Similar to this, Brahman has the divine yoga power to bring forth the universe and the beings out of Himself. There is a grandeur, uniformity, precision, plan and purpose in projecting, preserving and withholding the universe. But Brahman is ever Himself in the midst of this sport. He is unattached and unaffected by the phenomenon. A comparative stanza would be in chapter 7 stanza 12

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