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BHAGAVAD GEETA
Chapter - 2
Discourse – 2 (72 Slogas)
“Yoga of the SUPREME SELF”
Sri Veda Vyasaji
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Friday, 15 Dec 2023 07:00.
Post - 45.
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Slogam - 23: Even “New Clothes” May Need Changing!
1 Na enam cchindanti shastraani = Weapons (earth) cleave It not;
2 na enam dahati paavakah; = Fire burns It not;
3 na cha enam kledayanti aapah = Water wets It not;
4 na shoshayati maarutah. = Wind dries It not.
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Extending the above simile of “old clothes” which refers to death by natural causes
as in old age, death can also take place due to unnatural causes and we could die at any age.
The simile is being extended to include an occasional change of “new clothes” also, as in the
case of premature death. Where does the Self stand in such an eventuality?
1-4 Weapons may be taken as the earth element, and is the unnatural cause in the
context of a war. This has already been considered since we began the topic. The other
three are fire, water and wind. Each of these three tries to exclude the others. For example
fire tries to dehydrate a person; water tries to keep heat out of the body, or keep air out by
drowning, or brings dampness that encourage bacteria and thus disease or decomposition.
Whatever way they may try, the main point is that it is impossible to destroy the Self.
“Materiality is immaterial to that which is non-material.”
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Next
Slogam - 24: The Self is Beyond the Gross Body
To be continued
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