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

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

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

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Shri Bhagavan Uvacha

Abhayam sattva samshuddhih gyana yoga vyavastithih I

Danam damah cha yagnah svadhyayah tapah arjavam II sloka 1

श्री भगवान उवाच 
अभयं सत्त्व संशुद्धिः ज्ञान योग व्यवस्तिथः I 
दानं दमः च यज्ञः स्वाध्यायः तपः आर्जवं II श्लोक 1

The Blessed Lord said

Fearlessness, purity of heart, steadfastness in knowledge and yoga, alms giving, control of the senses, Yajna, study of the scriptures, austerity and straightforwardness

Fear in all its forms resolves itself into fear of being hurt or killed. It is based on the ignorance that one is the body and not the atman. The one given to fear is good for nothing. But all merits are born of fearlessness. The symbolic pose of abhaya or fearlessness is characteristic of all the deities that represent iswara. The idea is that godhood and fear are incompatible. As a sadhaka draws near god, he rids himself of all fears.

One is said to be established in the purity of heart when one makes no difference whatsoever between the welfare of oneself and welfare of others.

He who is able to distinguish between the things that are lasting and those that are evanescent, is gifted with jnana or knowledge. It is yoga when one seeks that which is permanent and shuns that which is impermanent. Great is the result when there is steadfastness in the pursuit of both knowledge and yoga.

Benefaction extended on right lines is alms giving. The heart expands when one shares the  things good and useful with deserving people. Genuine gifts are those which are offered with love, kindness and humility.

The senses are prone to indulgence thereby causing harm to the enjoyer. They are the gateways to hell when they run riot. Curbing them is the first step in the path of discipline. Mastery over the senses brings in its train all blessings leading to the Divine.

Yagna means sacrifice. Any sect that brings the maximum public good and that cures the performer of his selfishness is yagna. It need not necessarily be a traditional ritual associated with the sacrificial fire, the priest and oblation. Slef effacement, glorifying god and the benefaction to people - these are the marks of a well performed yagna.

The study of the scriptures is teh prerogative of man. The seers, sages and saints have left them as an invaluable legacy. It is open to man to pursue those sacred books devotedly and critically too if he is so inclined. This study is the healthiest of all. It rids man of superstition and guides him godward.

It is possible for man to recast his mind, to improve upon his mode of life and to give himself over to spirituality. When all these acts are undertaken deliberately, it is austerity - tapas.

Straightforwardness is just the opposite of crookedness. It is the act of harmonising the thought word and deed on noble purposes frankly and openly.