Wednesday, January 7, 2015

1 Gita Sloka Every Day - Chapter 16 - Daivasura Sampad Vibhaga Yoga - Sloka 2

The entire content of this mail is from Shri V N Gopala Desikan's  Srimad Bhagavad Gita, published by Vishishtadvaita Research Centre, Chennai and The Bhagavad Gita by Swami Chidbhavananda published by Ramakrishna Mission

What is the benefit that the sadhaka derives in being tuned in Brahmavastha? It is delineated below

The Divine Traits 1-3
1 Gita Sloka  Every Day - Chapter 16 - Daivasura Sampad Vibhaga Yoga - Sloka 2

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Ahimsa satyam akrodhah tyagah  shantih apaishunam I
Daya bhuteshu aloluptvam mardvam hih achapalam II sloka 2
अहिंसा सत्यं अक्रोधः त्यागः शान्तिः अपैशुनं I 
दया भूतेषु अलोलुप्त्वं मार्दवं हिः अचपलं II श्लोक 2

Non-injury, truth, absence of anger, renunciation, serenity, absence of calumny, compassion to beings, uncovetuousness, gentleness, modesty, absence of fickleness

All lives at all levels are the manifestations of the Lord. Recognising sacredness in them and not choosing to hurt them for sport is non-injury or ahimsa.

God is truth. Directing one's mind, speech and action to postulating and glorifying God is truth. Whatever is done, said or countenanced to esteem earthly life is the negation of truth or satyam.

Anger makes its appearance in one when one feels that others do not come up to one's expectations. That is, when one's desires are obstructed, one rises to anger. But when one remains unaffected by the behaviour of others, one does not fall victim to anger - this is akrodhah

All things sentient and insentient belong to Iswara and not to man. To be fixed in this fundamental is renunciation or tyaga.

Every time mind gets disturbed it loses its stamina. But as it gains in poise and equilibrium it progresses towards serenity or shanti

Calumny is disrespect for others and misrepresenting them on flimsy and false grounds; it is born of a low mentality. But a sadhaka imbued with divine traits is genuinely free from calumny or apasunam

When the sight of other beings in distress draws out sympathy and fellow feeling, it is a mark of compassion to beings or bhuteshu daya

No thought of appropriating the properties of others should rise in the mind of one at whose disposal they happen to be placed. That individual is then said to be established in covetuousness or aloluptyam

Mardavam means gentleness. It is found in those who are refined in character.

Praise tickles the vanity of an ordinary man.But a cultured person feels bashful when praised. It is the sign of modesty or hrih

Shaking the body and the limbs unnecessarily and fidgetting on flimsy grounds are the symptoms of crudity : achapalam or the absence of fickleness is seen in one endowed with a divine element.

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