The entire content of this mail is from Swami Chidbhavananda's translation of Bhagavad Gita , published by Ramakrishna Mission
The case of the mediocre is now taken into account:
स्त्रियः वैश्याः तथा शूद्रः ते अपि यन्ति पराम् गतिं II श्लोक 32
For those who take refuge in me, O Partha, though they be of inferior birth - women, vaishyas and sudras, even they attain the supreme goal.
Papa yoni ought not to be misconstrued as sinful birth or wicked birth. It simply means imperfect birth, quite common in nature. It may be found that in all species the feminine body is less perfect and less majestic than the masculine. And in the human, the mind is important than the physique. Women as a class are less developed in mind than men, though exceptions maybe found. They only are classified as vaisyas and sudras who are not fully developed in mind. The inferior birth, therefore is a statement of fact. Even the mediocre mentioned here are competent to reach godhood. No human being is barred from this birthright.
When there is a hurricane, it is not possible to distinguish one tree from another. Similarly when there is ahurricane of bhakthi in the mind, distinctions of sex, caste, colour and race vanish of their own accord.
The case of the mediocre is now taken into account:
The Neutral Iswara is the Votary's Own 29-34
1 Gita Sloka every day - Chapter 9 - Rajavidya Rajaguhya Yoga - Sloka 32
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| Krishna saving each atma |
Mam hi partha vyapashritya yepi syuh papa yonah I
Striyah vaishyah tatha shudrah te api yanti param gatim II sloka 32
मां हि पार्थ व्याप आश्रित्य येऽपि स्युः पापयोनः Iस्त्रियः वैश्याः तथा शूद्रः ते अपि यन्ति पराम् गतिं II श्लोक 32
For those who take refuge in me, O Partha, though they be of inferior birth - women, vaishyas and sudras, even they attain the supreme goal.
Papa yoni ought not to be misconstrued as sinful birth or wicked birth. It simply means imperfect birth, quite common in nature. It may be found that in all species the feminine body is less perfect and less majestic than the masculine. And in the human, the mind is important than the physique. Women as a class are less developed in mind than men, though exceptions maybe found. They only are classified as vaisyas and sudras who are not fully developed in mind. The inferior birth, therefore is a statement of fact. Even the mediocre mentioned here are competent to reach godhood. No human being is barred from this birthright.
When there is a hurricane, it is not possible to distinguish one tree from another. Similarly when there is ahurricane of bhakthi in the mind, distinctions of sex, caste, colour and race vanish of their own accord.
Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa
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