1 Gita Sloka Every Day - Chapter 13 - Kshetra Kshetrajna Yoga - Sloka 7

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1 Gita Sloka  Every Day - Chapter 13 - Kshetra Kshetrajna Yoga - Sloka 7

Panguni Uttiram Srirangam Serthi sevai

Amanitvam adambhitvam ahimsa kshantih arjavam I

Acharya upasanam shaucham sthairyam atman vinigrahah II sloka 7

अमानित्वं अदम्भित्वं अहिंसा क्षान्तिः आर्जवं I

आचार्य उपासनम् शौचम् स्थैर्यम् आत्मन विनिग्रहः II श्लोक 7 

Humility, modesty, non-injury, forbearance, uprightness, service of the teacher, purity, steadfastness, self control.

Humility  is in evidence when the sadhaka does not think of himself superior to the others. Superiority complex engenders conceit and contaminates the mind.

Modesty  marks that aspirant, as its own, who does not think or speak of the merits in his activities. All excellences emanate from the Lord. Man's laying claim to them is born of ignorance.

Non-injury  is possible to him only who beholds all beings as the manifestation of the one cosmic being.

Forbearance is the act of not being affected by the wrong done by the others. An example illustrates this position. It happens that while a man speaks his teeth hurt his lip inadvertently. For this reasonthe man does not think of knocking out the teeth which are his own. He who seeks divine relationship with all, practises forbearance with those who wrong him knowingly or  unknowingly. 

Uprightness  comes to him who harmonises his thought, word and deed  and who is intent on right conduct.

Service of the Teacher is quite essential to the spiritual aspirant. An individual unconsciously imbibes the traits of the person whom he serves. By doing physical service to the teacher, the disciples gets his holy disposition

Purity pertains  both to the body and the mind. Bodily purity can be effected with the aid of the environment, air, water and sunlight. But purity of the mind which is more important  and indispensable to spiritual life can only be effected  by mental discipline. That mind which eschews all sense pleasures as poison gains steadily in purity.

Steadfastness is his who is not mindful of the time taken for self culture. It maybe that the sadhaka has to plod through a few births before he attains perfection in any one among the many virtues that remains to be acquired by him. Unswerving perseverance is is needed to mould oneself in spirituality.

Self control is the opposite of self indulgence which dissipates the personality. Through rigid self restraint, the sadhaka grows spiritually.to reach his original state.