BHAGAVAD GEETA: 51 - Swami Advayanandaji.

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BHAGAVAD GEETA 

Chapter - 2

Discourse – 2 (72 Slogas)

“Yoga of the SUPREME SELF”

Sri Veda Vyasaji

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Monday, 15 Jan 2024 06:40.

2.6 STANDPOINT OF THE LAYMAN

(Slogas 26-30, 5 No.)

Post - 51.

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Slogam - 29: The Wonder of Wonders!

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Aashcharyavat pashyati  =  As a wonder does 

kashchit enam,  =   some person see This;

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aashcharyavat vadati   =  As a wonder does 

tathaa eva cha anyah;  =  another speak of This;

3

aashcharyavat cha enam  =  As a wonder does 

anyah shrinoti  = a third hear of This;

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shrutvaa api enam  =  yet, having (seen, spoken and) heard, of it,

veda na cha eva kaschit.  =   none understands This at all.

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This is another slogam almost bodily taken out of the Katha Upanishad (1.2.7).

Aashcharya: 

The word ‘wonder’ can be taken in two senses; it could be as an 

adjective describing the state of wonder a person experiences, or it could be as a noun, as 

one who is endowed with wonder, or possessed of wonder.

Who sees such wonder? 

– Only a rare individual, a rare seeker, a rare realized soul, a rare teacher of the Self. That whole fraternity is very rare that sees the Truth of this world. 

Nevertheless three types of people are identified in this slogam:

1 i) Pashyati: 

This is the sage who has actually had the direct vision of the Self, he 

has seen the Cosmic Form of the Lord. He is the Self-realised Master. He can also rightly fall 

into the next category.

2 ii) Vadati: 

This is the one who speaks of it, i.e. teaches it to others. He, too, is a 

wonder. The sage is automatically in this category. These two types are able to speak of the 

Truth and spread the knowledge of Vedanta to others, and inspire them.

3 iii) Shrinoti: 

Over and above the previous two types, there are the sincere seekers 

who are just beginning to take interest in the spiritual path. They are thrilled to listen to the 

talks of saints and to the stories of His glory such as in the Mahabharata and Bhagavatam. 

They are deeply inspired by the wonderful subtleties and explanations of Brahman, and are 

filled with wonder as they hear them.

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And there are many people who are unable to understand the significance of what 

they hear because they have not prepared themselves through purification of their minds. 

They hear the talks, etc but cannot appreciate the wonder of the Lord as clearly as the 

above category of seekers.

Indirectly, 

Sri Krishna is saying how precious this knowledge or wisdom is. It is not something to be trifled with. The verse is a glorification of the Lord. Krishna is asking Arjuna to pay the greatest attention to His words as He cannot be repeat them again.

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Next

Slogam - 30: Finally, Do Not Grieve, O Arjuna

To be continued

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