Gita Jayanthi Celebration - Chapter Eleven & Twelve !!

Jai Sriman Narayana !!


Om Namo Bagavathey Vasudevaya !!




The Eleventh Chapter - Vishwaroopa Dharshana Yoga: - Arjuna regains the  reality out of his Illusion by the compassionate speeach about the Glory of Krishna.  Arjuna requests Krishna to show His Divine Form (Vishwaroopa Dharshan).  Krishna describes that His forms are countless, different in kinds, colours and shape.  Krishna reveals the Truth that the whole Universe and its living and non-living beings are centered in His body.  It is possible to visualise only with  the divine eyes. The inner eye of perpetual devotion and dedication is only possible to visualise them.


Sanjaya who is the narrator to Dhrutharashtra explains The Supreme Lord - Hari revealed his Majestic Divine Form.  The Vishwaroopa of Lord Hari - with numerous Faces,  Ornaments,  Weapons - The Embodiement of Beauty was the result of thousands of  blazing Adithyas which appeared in the sky.  Arjuna could visualize the entire Universe with its divisions in Krishna's body.  After seeing the Cosmic Form of Lord Hari with Conch, Disc, Mace, Shargam, Arjuna praised the Glory of the Lord.  The Rudras, Adithyas, Manus, Vasus, Sandhya, Vishwadeva, Gandharvas, Rakshasas, Ashwin Devathas, Maruthganas, Rishis and Sages all assembled to view the Cosmic Form of Lord Hari with astonishment.  After seeing the Gigantic Cosmic form, Arjuna was terrified to see all the Warriors of the Opposite Army of Kauravas rushing into the giant mouth of Lord Hari.  Arjuna fully regained the sense and requested Lord Krishna to turn back into His normal Form.  Arjuna understood the True Fact that Krishna is the Cause and Effect, he is just an instrument in the hands of Lord Hari.


Sanjaya explains to Dhrutharashtra that Arjuna prostrated  Krishna  and with a trembling voice approached Krishna.  The Supreme Lord with infinite forms is Imperishable and He is the proper object to worship with devotion and love.  Arjuna apologizes to Krishna for whatever he had uttered due to love and carelessness.

The Twelvth Chapter - Bakthi Yoga: - This chapter emphasises the practice of Bakthi - Devotion to Lord is much easier than acquiring and searching knowledge.  The aspirants who strive for Moksha - Salvation worships Lord in His Cosmic form.  The worshipper loves Him, adores Him, sings and chants glory of Him and remembers Him.  Thus they attain union with the Lord and visualise Godliness in all the existence.  In acquiring knowledge, worshipping the Lord and meditating on the  Formless 'Brahmam'  is very difficult to bring into practice by abandoning the attachment to body and dispassionate to material things.

Krishna explains to Arjuna the Practice of Bakthi - devotion by bringing utmost concentration to Lord, though it often shows the tendency to wander.  One should dedicate all the actions and the fruits of action to Lord.  One who surrenders to Lord with full faith and devotion is never left by Him. 

A true devotee never has attachment towards anything and never has any aversion.  He possesses a balanced mind at all circumstances.  He never gets agitated by the things happening around, nor causes any agitation to others.  He is desireless and expresses the joy of Lord within him.  He is unaffected by pain, grief, joy and honour.  He is already surrendered to Lord within him and rejoices the peace within him.



Jai Sriman Narayana !!

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