Bhagwad Gita shloka IX-2 (Commentary)
Bhagwad Gita shloka IX-2: Bhagwad Gita chapter IX shloka 2 explains the
importance of knowing Bhagwad Gita ... Lord Krishna emphasizes on
the fact that Bhagwad Gita shloka IX-2 is the foremost and the
ultimate of all sacred Scriptures available on Mother Earth ...
it has rightly been termed as the king of all wisdom. No other spiritual
knowledge can even compare with bhagavat Gita. This statement is
borne out of the fact that Lord Krishna came about thousand years
earlier to Mahavira ... Buddha followed approximately 77 years thereafter.
About 423 years hence came Jesus Christ and finally about two centuries
later followed Prophet Mohammed. The chain of events is a proven
fact ... there is no point doubting the sequence of evolution. Not
necessarily what came first has to be on the top but in this case
Bhagwad Gita ... the essence of all spiritual knowledge contained
in the Cosmos flowed from the mouth of Lord Krishna as if the Creator
himself had manifested... in fact, it had! The prime reason why
Lord Krishna is considered as an avatar (God, the Almighty Creator
manifest as a human being) … Bhagwan Mahavira, Gautam Buddha, Jesus
Christ and Prophet Mohammed are all man gods who were born normal
human beings ... yet rose to those heights where even Angels fear
to tread.
If you
are a believer of Christianity and consider Bible to be the foremost
... Bhagwad Gita shloka IX-2 does not contradict this fact. Yet,
whatever is contained in Bible also exists in Bhagwad Gita but
vice versa is not true ... Bhagwad Gita shloka IX-2 in fact contains
much more that is worth knowing by a true spiritual aspirant. Reading
and knowing Bible you can become worldly wise but, to gain Emancipation
for ever from the cycle of birth and death ... to gain salvation
in this very life ... you shall need to delve deep into the Cosmic
wisdom contained in Bhagwad Gita shloka IX-2. There is no other
escape route.
Followers
of Islam consider Koran to be the foremost of all Religions ...
but can anyone deny this fact that the knower of Koran and Koran
alone cannot attain salvation. Even if you believe that a knower
of Koran can become Prophet Mohammed ... how many Prophet Mohammeds
have we seen in the past many centuries? Yet, there have been many
of the likes of Adi Shankaracharya Jnaneshwar, Rama Krishna Paramhansa
and Mahirshi Ramanna who were able to assimilate the teachings of
Bhagwad Gita, realized God in their lifetime and thereafter showed
a definite path to the humanity that anyone can realize God and
attain salvation within this life. One only needs to understand
the ultimate in its true reality.
Mahavira,
the exponent of Jainism always emphasized on the fact that every
human being has the potential and the right to become a Mahavira
... a true Jina (one who has conquered his true inner self) ...
he never said that he was something about the ordinary ... Jainism
does not believe in existence of God ... it merely believes in the
fact that every human being has the right to become a Mahavira.
Knower
of Bhagwad Gita shloka IX-2 knows it all ... yet, whatever is contained
in Bhagwad Gita is not easily explainable as our senses are not
competent to comprehend the absolute truth. Our senses are limited
by the mind power and the mind power itself has limitations and
as the Cosmic mind itself is controlled by Almighty Creator ...
it is beyond the power of the mind to grasp or comprehend the essence
contained in Bhagwad Gita. For knowing Bhagwad Gita one had to
rise to a certain mental stage and only then could one grasp the
power of Bhagwad Gita. For having a complete view of New York one
needs to go to the top of Empire state building ... one standing
at a lower-level can only expect to have a lesser view.
The complex
wisdom of Bhagwad Gita shloka IX-2 was not meant for the ordinary.
Why? Because, it was always possible for a layman to misuse unknowingly
the powers of Bhagwad Gita. While proceeding on the path of Bhagwad Gita shloka IX-2 one tends to accumulate many spiritual powers that
may corrupt our thinking and we may misuse them for our one benefit.
This is a strictly prohibited. Hence it should be ensured by a spiritual
master that one seeking the path of Bhagwad Gita is fully competent
to comprehend its full meaning. Only then the cosmic wisdom should
be imparted.
Elevating
self to the highest degree in mental development is the basic criteria
without which nothing much can be attained ... if you must learn
the Cosmic wisdom of Bhagwad Gita ... make sure that by proper yoga
and meditation you are able to lift yourself high up on the pedestal
of mental thinking ... which in other words means purifying your
thinking process to an absolute perfect. The moment you start invoking
absolute pure thoughts ... the wisdom of Bhagwad Gita shloka IX-2
would automatically start becoming clearer to you.
Does it
mean that knower of Bhagwad Gita shloka IX-2 gets away from the
worldly life ... yes, it is true that a true knower of Bhagwad Gita
gets away from worldly life but an absolute knower is born once
in a hundred years or even more. Others on the path of knowing Bhagwad Gita can alleviate their mental status to a level that you make
your mark in your chosen field. Albert Einstein, Edison, Henry Ford,
Madame Curie were able to accomplish whatever they wanted in life
because of their deep faith in God and his existence. They may never
have read Bhagwad Gita but they all practiced Bhagwad Gita unknowingly
and inherently. Whatever was taught and preached by Napoleon Hill
in his famous books is nothing more than what is contained in few
lines of Bhagwad Gita. Whatever be your goal of life Bhagwad Gita
can not only help you accomplish your cherished goal ... it will
always help you remain on the top.
Here, one
thing must be borne in mind ... the cosmic journey undertaken by
the Atman (the soul within) is required to be completed in an earthly
lifespan of 98.4 million years. Every Atman (the soul within) can
manifest a maximum of 8.4 million lives. So, where is the hurry
... wanting to complete a journey of millions of years in a single
lifespan of 70~80 years is a difficult task indeed ... yet, not
unattainable. One must always in the present life try to get the
maximum Bhagwad Gita can give to us so that we can comfortably achieve
our goal of life. What more can a human being ask for.
Because
of the difficulty and unavailability of the wisdom of Bhagwad Gita
in easy terms ... the wisdom so obtained is considered the highest
of all the secrets of the cosmic wisdom available on Mother Earth.
Because of the nature of the wisdom Bhagwad Gita imparts, it is
considered a highly sanctified sacred document.
The knower
of Bhagwad Gita can practice the wisdom contained in it without
second thoughts ... one can always expect direct results as there
is nothing more to prove ... all is the direct result of what has
been dictated by God, the Almighty Creator of the Cosmos. The wisdom
of Bhagwad Gita does not require a second opinion ... all is as
pure as the morning dew on the lotus petals.
The wisdom
of Bhagwad Gita shloka IX-2 is based on the doctrine of Dharma
... nothing goes against it. While following Bhagwad Gita you are
invariably following the dictates of Dharma. At no stage Bhagwad Gita is against what is preached and practiced in various dharma.
Apart from the complex nature ... Bhagwad Gita is something which
can be understood by the common man also provided one is willing
to go the extra mile ... the path how Bhagwad Gita can be understood
is very clear ... we only need to understand and follow. Following
the path of Bhagwad Gita ... one can never be a loser in the end
... you only gain ... it can never be the cause of your death but
it can always make you immortal ... make you reach the end of your
cosmic life.
There is
no cause for any fear either ... knower of Bhagwad Gita shloka
IX-2 always and ever is permanently rid of all fears including death.
(Immortality is something which can never be gained in the physical
form ... one becomes immortal only after one reaches the end of
the cosmic life ... that is when the travel of Atman (the soul within)
ceases to exist. Attempts by various spiritual gurus trying to gain
Immortality on Mother Earth is but a futile attempt ... such a thing
does not exist ... why not understand the Cosmic wisdom of Bhagwad Gita and become immortal for ever! Immortality in clearer terms
means that the cycle of birth and death ceases to exist. No more
Cosmic travel for the Atman (the soul within) ... the Atman gains
its pristine pure form and shall remain forever as such (Until the
pralaya ... end of the Cosmos occurs and a new Cosmos starts with
a big bang).
Bhagwad Gita shloka IX-2 is the ultimate in cosmic knowledge what one can
gain on this earthly abode. This is the last frontier of humanity
and learning ... there is nothing more to look forward to. Decide
the goal of your life and take a deep plunge into the ocean of the
Cosmic wisdom known as Bhagwad Gita ... you shall always rise as
the winner ... in the domain of Bhagwad Gita there are no failures
... you always gain sometimes less sometimes more.