SRIMAD MAHABHAGAVATHAM :1.4 - Swami Krishnananda
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31/12/2019.
Discourse 1: King Parikshit’s Question to Suka Maharishi -4 :
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1.
At the very beginning of the second chapter of the Srimad Bhagavata Mahapurana this question is answered briefly, and reference to this is also made in the beginning of the eighth chapter of the Srimad Bhagavadgita when Bhagavan Sri Krishna says : -
Srimad Bhagavad Gita : Chapter-8.
Slokam-3.
"aksharam brahma paramam svabhavodhyatmam ucyate
bhutabhavodbhavakaro visargah karmasamjnitam";
"The Blessed Lord said : The Supreme Indestructible Entity is called Brahmam; one’s own self is called adhyatmam. Actions pertaining to the material personality of living beings, and its development are called karma, or fruitive activities.
Slokam-4.
"adhibhutam ksharo bhavah purushas-cadhidaivatam
adhiyajnoham evatra dehe dehabhytam vara."
"O best of the embodied souls, the physical manifestation that is constantly changing is called adhibhūta; the universal form of God, which presides over the celestial gods in this creation, is called adhidaiva; I, who dwell in the heart of every living being, am called Adhiyajña, or the Lord of all sacrifices."
Our involvements in this life are explained in this beautiful contextual answer of Bhagavan Sri Krishna to Arjuna when Bhagavan says,
“That which is the ultimate good is the Supreme Brahman.”
A similar question was raised by Yudhishthira at the end of the Mahabharata war when he went to Bhishma, who was lying on a bed of arrows, and Bhishma’s answer was that it is better to remember Vishnu and recite his name one thousand names, not only at the end of time, but at all times, because the end of time is at any time. Even this very moment can be the end of time.
So, when we ask the question, “What is good for us at the end of time?” it is implied that it is that which is good for us at all times because, knowing the brittleness of things in the world, all times are the end of time.
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2.
The supreme good, therefore, is the Supreme Brahman, the Ultimate Reality – aksharam brahma paramam – which is intimately, vitally, inextricably connected with svabhavah, which is called the Atman.
The internal, essential nature of the human individual, known as the Atman or the Self, is the true nature of a person. That is why it is called svabhava, the true disposition of an individual. Our selfhood is what we are; and how we behave, how we act, and how we think and feel depend upon the true nature which is our own self displayed through the various categories constituting this psychophysical individuality. This is svabhavam.
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31/12/2019.
Discourse 1: King Parikshit’s Question to Suka Maharishi -4 :
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1.
At the very beginning of the second chapter of the Srimad Bhagavata Mahapurana this question is answered briefly, and reference to this is also made in the beginning of the eighth chapter of the Srimad Bhagavadgita when Bhagavan Sri Krishna says : -
Srimad Bhagavad Gita : Chapter-8.
Slokam-3.
"aksharam brahma paramam svabhavodhyatmam ucyate
bhutabhavodbhavakaro visargah karmasamjnitam";
"The Blessed Lord said : The Supreme Indestructible Entity is called Brahmam; one’s own self is called adhyatmam. Actions pertaining to the material personality of living beings, and its development are called karma, or fruitive activities.
Slokam-4.
"adhibhutam ksharo bhavah purushas-cadhidaivatam
adhiyajnoham evatra dehe dehabhytam vara."
"O best of the embodied souls, the physical manifestation that is constantly changing is called adhibhūta; the universal form of God, which presides over the celestial gods in this creation, is called adhidaiva; I, who dwell in the heart of every living being, am called Adhiyajña, or the Lord of all sacrifices."
Our involvements in this life are explained in this beautiful contextual answer of Bhagavan Sri Krishna to Arjuna when Bhagavan says,
“That which is the ultimate good is the Supreme Brahman.”
A similar question was raised by Yudhishthira at the end of the Mahabharata war when he went to Bhishma, who was lying on a bed of arrows, and Bhishma’s answer was that it is better to remember Vishnu and recite his name one thousand names, not only at the end of time, but at all times, because the end of time is at any time. Even this very moment can be the end of time.
So, when we ask the question, “What is good for us at the end of time?” it is implied that it is that which is good for us at all times because, knowing the brittleness of things in the world, all times are the end of time.
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2.
The supreme good, therefore, is the Supreme Brahman, the Ultimate Reality – aksharam brahma paramam – which is intimately, vitally, inextricably connected with svabhavah, which is called the Atman.
The internal, essential nature of the human individual, known as the Atman or the Self, is the true nature of a person. That is why it is called svabhava, the true disposition of an individual. Our selfhood is what we are; and how we behave, how we act, and how we think and feel depend upon the true nature which is our own self displayed through the various categories constituting this psychophysical individuality. This is svabhavam.
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To be continued ...
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