Bhagavad Gita, The Song of God - Chapter-2.21: Swami Mukundananda.

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Wednesday, 24 Jan 2024. 06:50.

Chapter 2: Sankhya Yogam

The Yogam of Analytical Knowledge

Slogam-21.

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Swami Chinmayananda

Slogam-21.

"Vedavinashinam nityam ya enam ajam avyayam

katham sa purushah partha kam ghatayati hanti kam."

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veda—knows; 

avinashinam—imperishable; 

nityam—eternal; yah—who; 

enam—this; 

ajam—unborn; 

avyayam—immutable; 

katham—how; 

sah—that; 

purushah—person; 

partha—Parth; 

kam—whom; 

ghatayati—causes to be killed; 

hanti—kills; 

kam—whom.

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Translation:

BG 2.21:

 "O Parth, how can one who knows the soul to be imperishable, eternal, unborn, and immutable kill anyone or cause anyone to kill?"

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Commentary:

A spiritually elevated soul quells the ego that makes us feel that we are the doers of our actions. In that state, one can see that the soul seated within actually does nothing. Such an elevated soul, though doing all kinds of actions, is never tainted by them. Shree Krishna is advising Arjun that he must elevate himself to that enlightened level, seeing himself as the non-doer, free from egotism, and perform his duty rather than shirk from it.

To be continued

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