Once Parmeshwari asked the Lord of Kailasa, O! Lord I have heard you saying that the recital of the Gita is the surest and supreme of the ways to attain salvation? Please enlighten me on the glory of it.
Shankara after contemplating on Lord Vishnu replied that the recital of the Gita alone made me worthy of all worship. I am ever submerged in the supreme knowledge of the Gita, I am no victim to illusions and have become holy and cleansed. just as you have questioned me Lakshmi too requested Lord Vishnu to enlighten her as to why he was for ever in silent contemplation lying on the milky ocean. Lord Vishnu replied that in his solitude, he could see with his Divine and superhuman sight, the glorious light, which is indestructible and incomprehensible, the form of Divine Knowledge. this is the Knowledge Lord Krishna taught to Arjuna which is reflected in the Gita. Its the very essence of the Vedas, Sastras and Puranas. Sage Veda Vyasa composed it in 18 chapters. It is the spoken voice of the Lord Himself.
The First five chapters represents the faces of the Lord, the next ten as his shoulders, one as his stomach and the last two as his feet. Even reciting a single line of the Gita purifies one and cleanses him of his sins.
Lakshmi then wanted to know if any one had been so cleansed and purified of his sins, to which Lord Vishnu gives the following story.
Once a wicked and sinful man who was a brahmin died when he took his flock to graze in the forest having been bitten by a snake. He was later born as an Ox in the house of a poor man who could not feed him enough and one day he dropped down exhausted and hungry. every one who looked at the ox felt he would be relieved of his suffering if he died. just then a harlot who came there taking pity on the Ox said if she had done any good in life it may be transferred to the stricken poor ox. The ox got relieved of its pain as it died and was later born as a Brahmin and was named Susarma. he was capable of recollecting all his previous births and knew that the good deeds of the Harlot had saved him in his previous birth and on account of which he was now a knowledgeable Brahmin still one thought disturbed him so one day he approached the harlot and requested her to narrate what good deed she had performed and surrendered the fruits of that good deed to him as Ox. The Harlot of course did not remember any thing and just mentioned that she had a parrot who was once living in an Ashram and had heard the students repeating the first chapter of the Gita and it was in the habit of reciting the first chapter of the Gita which the harlot girl also repeated. This alone may have been the cause.
The Lord then said to the Goddesses the importance of reciting the first chapter of the Gita was so very significant. for the Parrot the Harlot and the Brahmin were able to enter Vishnu loka by reciting the first chapter of the Gita.
The Despondency of Arjuna (Arjuna Visada YOga)
(Many people believe this is not possible that a dialogue on the field of battle. But one must remember first of all the whole B G must have taken only say about 20 minutes. and why not it was a battle of one family there was probably lot of chaos and confusion they as a family used to meet too and wait for formalities to begin the real activity so too on this occasion one should not delve deep into dialogue of how it was possible but more so on what was revealed in the dialogue which is so admirable and generations after generations live their lives courageously just by following a little knowledge collected from the work.)
The armies of the Pandavas and the Kauravas arrayed their armies for battle on the battle field of Kurukshetra, marshalled by Bhima and Bhishma respectively. Arjuna wanted Sri Krishna to place the chariot midway between the two armies that he may see the strength of the army on the otherside. After seeing verse 24 he tells Krishna "My limbs fail and my mouth is parched, my body quivers and my hair stands on end. Gandiva slips from my hand. I do not wish to slay them even if I am offered the kingship of the three worlds. I incur great sin by killing my teacher and relatives the family tradition will perish, there will be lawlessness women will become corrupt. caste confusions will arise. the family slayers will go to hell for the ancestors will fall deprived of rice balls and oblations."{ so well put so important a question inspite of providing all this some people still want to find justice and will say what they want}
Arjuna became fainthearted and was overwhelmed with grief. He threw away his bow and arrow and sank down on the seat of the chariot.
Shankara after contemplating on Lord Vishnu replied that the recital of the Gita alone made me worthy of all worship. I am ever submerged in the supreme knowledge of the Gita, I am no victim to illusions and have become holy and cleansed. just as you have questioned me Lakshmi too requested Lord Vishnu to enlighten her as to why he was for ever in silent contemplation lying on the milky ocean. Lord Vishnu replied that in his solitude, he could see with his Divine and superhuman sight, the glorious light, which is indestructible and incomprehensible, the form of Divine Knowledge. this is the Knowledge Lord Krishna taught to Arjuna which is reflected in the Gita. Its the very essence of the Vedas, Sastras and Puranas. Sage Veda Vyasa composed it in 18 chapters. It is the spoken voice of the Lord Himself.
The First five chapters represents the faces of the Lord, the next ten as his shoulders, one as his stomach and the last two as his feet. Even reciting a single line of the Gita purifies one and cleanses him of his sins.
Lakshmi then wanted to know if any one had been so cleansed and purified of his sins, to which Lord Vishnu gives the following story.
Once a wicked and sinful man who was a brahmin died when he took his flock to graze in the forest having been bitten by a snake. He was later born as an Ox in the house of a poor man who could not feed him enough and one day he dropped down exhausted and hungry. every one who looked at the ox felt he would be relieved of his suffering if he died. just then a harlot who came there taking pity on the Ox said if she had done any good in life it may be transferred to the stricken poor ox. The ox got relieved of its pain as it died and was later born as a Brahmin and was named Susarma. he was capable of recollecting all his previous births and knew that the good deeds of the Harlot had saved him in his previous birth and on account of which he was now a knowledgeable Brahmin still one thought disturbed him so one day he approached the harlot and requested her to narrate what good deed she had performed and surrendered the fruits of that good deed to him as Ox. The Harlot of course did not remember any thing and just mentioned that she had a parrot who was once living in an Ashram and had heard the students repeating the first chapter of the Gita and it was in the habit of reciting the first chapter of the Gita which the harlot girl also repeated. This alone may have been the cause.
The Lord then said to the Goddesses the importance of reciting the first chapter of the Gita was so very significant. for the Parrot the Harlot and the Brahmin were able to enter Vishnu loka by reciting the first chapter of the Gita.
The Despondency of Arjuna (Arjuna Visada YOga)
(Many people believe this is not possible that a dialogue on the field of battle. But one must remember first of all the whole B G must have taken only say about 20 minutes. and why not it was a battle of one family there was probably lot of chaos and confusion they as a family used to meet too and wait for formalities to begin the real activity so too on this occasion one should not delve deep into dialogue of how it was possible but more so on what was revealed in the dialogue which is so admirable and generations after generations live their lives courageously just by following a little knowledge collected from the work.)
The armies of the Pandavas and the Kauravas arrayed their armies for battle on the battle field of Kurukshetra, marshalled by Bhima and Bhishma respectively. Arjuna wanted Sri Krishna to place the chariot midway between the two armies that he may see the strength of the army on the otherside. After seeing verse 24 he tells Krishna "My limbs fail and my mouth is parched, my body quivers and my hair stands on end. Gandiva slips from my hand. I do not wish to slay them even if I am offered the kingship of the three worlds. I incur great sin by killing my teacher and relatives the family tradition will perish, there will be lawlessness women will become corrupt. caste confusions will arise. the family slayers will go to hell for the ancestors will fall deprived of rice balls and oblations."{ so well put so important a question inspite of providing all this some people still want to find justice and will say what they want}
Arjuna became fainthearted and was overwhelmed with grief. He threw away his bow and arrow and sank down on the seat of the chariot.
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