Hari Om, Rupamma,
Hari Om!
Verse 18 (contd.)
Swāmī Aparājitānanda ji specifies the moment when jīvātmā, jīva, individual ego, kartā, karma, karma-phala and the most inauspicious cycle of birth and death is born. The first step to the solution is Karma Yoga and purification of mind.
Verses 19 to 24 give descriptions of lives of Realised Persons, varieties of Mahātmās along with glories of Self Knowledge. The perfect "word-paintings" of Mahātmās are made visible clearly stroke by stroke by Swāmījī's explanations and analysis.
Verse 19: A beautiful definition of Pundit and difference between actions and desires of Jñānī and ajñānī. Eg. Seed and roasted seed.
Verse 20:
• Actions with respect to āsanga and Ultimate Refuge.
• Apparently active Mahātmās are like fire and sun.
Verse 21: Inactive, Parivrājaka Sannyāsīs, masters of mind with sublimated joys using body as an instrument of God.
Verse 22:
• Natural lakshanas of Siddhas of shock absorber minds to be cultivated by sādhakas.
• "Oil of Knowledge" and "matsar" defined.
Swāmījī points out that Lord Krishna does not teach how to always succeed, but teaches how to remain undisturbed in failure. The beauty of this Knowledge is that all can try and get the Whole.
Verse 23: Jīvanmukta, identification with Consciousness, state of being and becoming and Yajña-karma are explained. Ramana Maharshi's definition of "samagra" is analysed. Some common features of all Mahātmās are wonderfully discussed.
Verse 24: Famous verse chanted before taking food, where eating becomes a sacred Yajña-karma, depicts the vision of Jñānī at highest level (Brahma-karma-samādhinā). The process and metaphor of the simple act of eating are explained most wonderfully.
(Bhagavad Gītā Chp. 4: Talk 5 of 7, Verses 19 to 24)
