Enough is Enough!
Sanjaya Uvacha
Tam Tatha Kripaya Vishtam Ashrupurna Kulekshanam
Vishidantam Idam Vakyam Uvacha Madhusudhana
Sri Bhagavan Uvacha
Kutastwa Kashmalamidam Vishame Samupasthitham
Anaryam Ajushtam Aswargyam Akeerthikaram Arjuna
Klaibyam Ma Smagamah Partha Naithathvaiyupapadhyathe
Kshudhram Hridayadaurbalyam Tyakthwothishta Paranthapa!
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The Bhagavad Gita is ultimately a Yoga Shastra, a treatise on different aspects of Yoga. The first part was Vishada Yoga, or the Yoga of Confusion. The next is Sankhya Yoga or the Yoga of Knowledge that everything in this Universe springs from one primary force.
After Arjuna drops down at the feet of Krishna by the weight of his own confusion, grief, pity and many depressing thoughts of doom, he is in a pitiable condition.
Sanjaya plays the role of the audience witnessing a show here. He reports again to Dhritarashtra that Krishna was addressing an Arjuna who was overcome by pity, with eyes full of tears and seemed clueless what to do.
Sri Krishna speaks firmly here, whipping Arjuna with words. He calls his behaviour as highly ordinary, ignoble and an impediment to reach heaven, as bringing disrepute. He questions Arjuna as from where such unbecoming behaviour came from a dreaded warrior, particularly at this time when he did not think of all these reasons before consenting to fight.
He tells Arjuna to not become a victim of such unmanly, impotent behaviour. "It does not befit you. It is base, such weakness of heart. Leave it aside and get up," says Krishna.
When the mind is torn by doubt, it touches the lowest ebb of thoughts which are filled with despondency, depression, grief, pity, sorrow and confusion. A person in such a state can not only not think clearly, but their actions will be in no way noble or noteworthy. Actions performed in such a state of mental distress can even bring disrepute and shame. - Swahilya Shambhavi.
(Picture: Akshardham - Swaminarayan Mandir, Chicago.)
4 comments:
beautiful picture, and Lucky Arjuna to have Krishna by his side, The same can be applied to ourselves, when we go down while facing real life problems related to various issues.
Welcome fruitu. I don't you if you clicked on the picture. It seems much bigger and clearer in full view.
And it may be surprising to note that everybody is as lucky as Arjuna because they always have their Krishna by the side until they figure out things for themselves. Arjuna's luck was in that he was able to identify his Master.
Yes, most often when we surrender thoroughly at the end of all our efforts while facing real life problems, then there is an emptiness from which springs clarity and new realities.
Wonderful picture!
No doubt, the innerspace of Arjuna is the source but yet the presence of the power of Krishna's form is such a tremendous push to that innerspace.
Yes Merging Point. True.
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