Tuesday, October 22, 2013

1 Gita Sloka every day - Chapter 11 - Viswarupa Darsana Yoga - Sloka 52

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

The Message of the Cosmic Form 52-55
1 Gita Sloka  every day - Chapter 11 - Viswarupa Darsana Yoga - Sloka 52


Shri Bhagavan Uvacha
Sudurdarsham idam rupam drushtavan assi yat mama I
Devah api asya rupasya nityam darshan kankshinah II sloka 52

श्री भगवान उवाच 
सुदुर्दर्शनम् इदम् रूपं दृष्टवान अस्सी यत् मम I
देवाः अपि अस्य रूपस्य नित्यं दर्शन काङ्क्षिणः II श्लोक 52

The Blessed Lord said
Very hard it is indeedto see this form of mine which you have seen. Even the devas are eager to see this form.

In the scale of evolution the devas are superior to the human beings.  But their knowledge of Iswara is no higher than that of human aspirants. In the spiritual enlightenment that Arjuna has had just now, he has excelled the devas who are also ardently trying to probe into the mystery of the supreme. 

What are the paths pursued by the sadhakas for the attainment of Iswara? The elucidation follows in the following slokas


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