Srimad Bhagavad-Gita : Chapter-18, Slokam - 64.

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Chinmaya Mission :

There goes a Vedic saying, "The Truth is One, the wise speak of it differently." 

While the Lord is One and formless, each of his different forms or manifestations serves a specific purpose for the sadhaka. 

To get a passport renewed, do we go to the Central Government in Delhi? We go to the passport office in our city, isn't it? But these are only different arms of the same Government. 

Similarly, to attain specific desires we devote our minds to specific forms of the Lord whose manifest energy is most suitable for its fulfillment. 

Do you know any other form that we worship for specific desires? Let us know in the comments!

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Thursday, December 22, 2022. 07:30. 

Chapter-18.  Moksha-sannyasa-yogam.

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Very important slokam

Read carefully and  understand  well.

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Slokam-64. 

"sarvaguhyatamam   bhuyah   srnu   me   paramam   vacah,

ishtosi   me    drdhamiti   tato   vakshyami   te   hitam."

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Slokam Translation :

"Because you are My very dear friend, I am speaking to you the most confidential part of knowledge. Hear this from Me, for it is for your benefit."

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Translation :

sarva-guhyatamam   =   the most confidential;

me   paramam   vacah   =   From  Me,  My  Supreme  instruction;

bhuyah   srnu  =  listen  again;

(tvam)  me   =  you  to  Me;

drdham   ishtah   asi   =   you are very very  dear to Me;

iti   =   thus;

tatah  =  therefore;

te    hitam   vakshyami   =  speaking  for  your  benefit. 

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Bhashyam (Vyakyanam) :

For those due to some unexplainable obstacle or impediment who are unable to reflect on the profound and sublime teachings of Srimad Bhagavad-Gita in its entirety, the Supreme Lord Krishna will reveal the essence of Srimad Bhagavad-Gita in slokam-s 65 and 66. Although confidential teachings have been collectively revealed throughout the preceding 17 chapters. 

Now Lord Krishna will reveal the most concise form of the teachings that consolidates them all. 

Graciously He commands sarva-guhytamam bhuyah srnu meaning :- 

Hear again My most confidential teachings. 

But now He will bequeath the consummate conclusion of all conclusions in their purest essence. 

Why does the Supreme Lord bestow this? 

Because He considers the reality of how dear His devotees existing in the turbulent and unstable material existence are so beloved by Him. 

For this reason He reveals the absolute essential teachings in the next two verses for the ultimate benefit of His loving devotees. 

Some anvaya's interpret drdham hitam as most beneficial. 

Others interpret drdhamati as of firm resolve; but we interpret drdham istah as extremely dear which is how a beloved is.

In order to dissolve the need to summarise the scriptural texts of the entire Simad Bhagavad-Gita which is poignant and deep in meaning. 

The Supreme Lord Krishna out of magnanimous compassion refined it to its essence with the words sarva guhyataman the most confidential of all. 

This ultimate essence He will reveal in the next two slokam-s. 

It may be wondered why is Lord Krishna emphasising that the ultimate essence is so much more confidential then all the other previous confidential teachings. 

It is to illustrate just how dear and precious his beloved devotees are to Him. 

So He Himself most benevolently reveals the essence which is the very heart and soul of Srimad Bhagavad-Gita for the ultimate benefit and perpetual welfare of His devotees.

Among the three paths mentioned in the previous slokam : - bhakti yoga or facilitating communion by exclusive loving devotion unto the Supreme Lord Krishna or any of His authorised avatars or incarnations and expansions according to Vedic scriptures is considered the most exalted and pre- eminent and thus it is the most confidential. 

Because Lord Krishna is extremely affectionate to His devotees who have Him alone as their sole refuge, 

He will mercifully reveal in the next two slokam-s the absolute conclusion and final essence of the entire divine discourse of Srimad Bhagavad-Gita.

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To be continued  ...

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