GEETA DHYANAM - 9. Sri Madhusudana Saraswati.

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Sunday, July 17, 2022. 21:00. 

Meditation on the Bhagavad Geeta :  (9 Slokas)

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Slokam-9.The Gods and Yogis :

"Yam brahmaa  varunendra-rudra-marutah,  stunvanti divyaih stavaih,

vedaih sah anga  pada-krama upanishadaih,  gaayanti yam saamagaah;

dhyaana avasthita  tad-gatena manasaa,  pashyanti yam yoginah, 

yasya antam na viduh  sura-asura ganaah,  devaaya tasmai namah."

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Translation :

1 yam brahmaa  varunendra-rudra-marutah,  stunvanti divyaih stavaih,  =  

Whom the Creator Brahmaji,  Lord Varuna, Indra, Rudra and the Marutas  

invoke with their divine hymns;

2 vedaih sah anga  pada-krama upanishadaih,  gaayanti yam saamagaah;= Who, 

by the Vedas with their Angas,  by the Pada, Krama & Upanishadic methods,  is 

invoked by the singers of the Sama Veda;

3 dhyaana avasthita  tad-gatena manasaa,  pashyanti yam yoginah,  =  Whom, 

through perfect meditation,  with their mind absorbed in the Goal,  the Yogis see 

(or realize);

4 yasya antam na viduh  sura-asura ganaah,  devaaya tasmai namah. =  and 

whose limits are not known  by the hosts of Gods and Demons –  to That 

Supreme God do I offer salutations!

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Commentary :

In this closing verse of the Geeta Dhyanam, salutations are pouring in from all

quarters of admirers of the Geeta. There is an ordered sequence in these 

salutations. The Geeta appeals to three main types of people:

1 Rulers and Administrators: from Brahmaji the Creator (Ishwara) down, all 

rulers are included in this category. The Devatas – Varuna, Indra, etc – are born 

for the task of governing in accordance with God’s laws. They are each given a 

portfolio in the Divine Government. Just as we chant the praises of the Lord 

when we pray, these Devatas also do the same. They also feel the need to obtain 

the Lord’s help and Grace in attending to their duties.

2 Seekers of Knowledge, the Learned: Those who wish to get knowledge and then

teach it to others. As the Geeta contains the complete knowledge of all aspects of 

life, its scientific study can itself bring benefits to people who approach it to 

learn more about their essential nature.

3 Yogis and Meditators: This category of people comprises those who benefit the

most from studying the Geeta. These people make big sacrifices beyond the 

reach of the ordinary person, such as:

i) foregoing the married life and living as celibates;

ii) practicing renunciation of their desires by living as simply as possible with 

the bare minimum as their needs;

iii) and making their spiritual Sadhana their main programme for the day, i.e. 

aiming to be full-time practitioners of 

This category is given special attention by Sri Krishna. In the Geeta they are 

always help up as the role models for others to emulate.

There are other types of devotees also who devote themselves to the Geeta for

various other reasons, but they need not be mentioned separately. All of them 

find some comfort and solace in the divine words of the Lord.

4 This Lord who is thus worshipped by the above three types of devotees, is in the

plane of the Absolute, beyond Maya. All the categories of people from the Gods 

to the Demons, including all the beings who are embodied here on earth, have 

no idea about the limitless nature of this Supreme Being.

The only exceptions are the God-realised sages who have merged into that 

highest Consciousness by dint of their intense spiritual Sadhana as mentioned in 

category 3 above.

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